Fraxinus americana
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Common Name: White Ash

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae |
Phylum: Tracheophyta |
Class: Magnoliopsida |
Order: Lamiales |
Family: Oleaceae |
Genus: Fraxinus |
Species: Fraxinus americana |
Conservation Status
Identifying Features
White ash grows up to 100’ tall. Its bark is dark gray and tightly furrowed into forking crossed ridges.
The leaves are opposite and compound, 8-10" long, and have 5-9 4" leaflets. The underside of the leaves are white. In the fall, the leaves turn a purple-yellow.
Habitat & Range
White ash is found in the eastern half of the United States, living in moist forests.
Life Cycle
The seeds of this tree are 1 1/2" long, narrow, winged, and hanging.
Featured image by James Dake.
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica
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Catalpa speciosa
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