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Source (8)  Leaves

Facts:  The white ash tree is also known as the Biltmore ash.  This species of ash trees is very useful because of its hardness.  It is one of the choices to make oars, handles, and many other uses. (4)

Physical Characteristics: The mature height of the white ash ranges from 50 to 80  feet but can reach a height of 100 feet.  It is the largest of the ash trees in North America. It is commonly for the white ash to have a spread of 40 to 60 feet.  It has a fruit length of 1 to 3 inches.  (5)  It is a deciduous tree and loses its leaves in the fall.  The fall color can be yellow  or a purplish color. The leaves on the white ash tree are considered to be compound and opposite and grow 8 to 15 inches long and five to nine leaflets. (6) The leaves on top have a dark green color and on the underneath side have a pale green color.  The bark on the tree is a light gray to a grayish brown color and has narrow ridges and diamond shaped fissures. The fruit of the tree is 1 to 1 1/2 inches long and is winged.  The seed is located at the base of the canoe shaped fruit and it is dispersed by the wind.  (7)

Climate: The tree grows in partially shaded areas and partially sunny areas to full sun areas. It can tolerate a wide range of soils and is fairly drought tolerant.   However, it prefers a moist soil type. (7)

 

 

In the Autumn Months

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Classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:  Magnoliophyta

Class:  Magnoliopsida

Order:  Scrophulariales

Family:  Oleaceae

Genus:  Fraxinus

Species:  americana

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In Spring and Summer Months

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