Fraxinus ornus, the manna ash[2] or South European flowering ash, is a species of Fraxinus native to Southern Europe and Southwestern Asia, from Spain and Italy north to Austria and the Czech Republic, and east through the Balkans, Turkey, and western Syria to Lebanon and Armenia.

[3][4][5] Fraxinus ornus is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 15–25 m (49–82 ft) tall with a trunk up to 1 m diameter.

The buds are pale pinkish-brown to grey-brown, with a dense covering of short grey hairs.

[3][6][7] Fraxinus ornus is frequently grown as an ornamental tree in Europe north of its native range for its decorative flowers—the species is also sometimes called "flowering ash".

[6] A sugary extract from the sap may be obtained from the bark of the tree;[3] which was compared to biblical manna in late medieval times (attested circa 1400 AD[8]), giving rise to name of the tree in English, Spanish (fresno del maná), and Italian (frassino da manna).