Yggdrasil ("the steed (gallows) of Odin"), watered by three magical springs, serves as axis mundi, sustaining the nine worlds of the cosmos in its roots and branches. Folklore On the Isle of Bute in Scotland, lovers reportedly used to eat leaves of an ash tree known as the "Dreamin' Tree" that grew near the church of St Blane, and the pleasant dreams they then experienced revealed their actual spouses and intended fates. Cultivars Its many cultivars include; Fraxinus excelsior 'Aurea', the traditional, slow-growing golden ash ─ not to be confused with 'Jaspidea' Fraxinus excelsior 'Aurea Pendula' (weeping golden ash) Fraxinus excelsior 'Autumn Blaze' Fraxinus excelsior 'Autumn Purple' Fraxinus excelsior 'Crispa' Fraxinus excelsior 'Diversifolia' (one-leaved ash) Fraxinus excelsior 'Erosa' Fraxinus excelsior 'Jaspidea' a modern, vigorous golden ash Fraxinus excelsior 'Monophylla' Fraxinus excelsior 'Nana' Fraxinus excelsior 'Pendula' (weeping ash), one of the best-known cultivars, widely planted during the Victorian era, grows vigorously forming an attractive small to medium-sized tree with mounds of weeping branches Fraxinus excelsior 'Skyline' Gallery References External links Fraxinus excelsior – distribution map, genetic conservation units and related resources. European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN) Fraxinus excelsior - Ash info, images and video at Woodland Trust excelsior Ornamental trees Trees of mild maritime climate Trees of Europe Flora of Western Asia Flora of the Pyrenees Flora of Italy Flora of Spain Flora of Turkey Flora of Iran Flora of Iraq Flora of Russia Flora of France Flora of Germany Flora of Poland Flora of the United Kingdom Least concern plants Garden plants of Europe Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus