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Oleaceae - Olive Family


Fraxinus americana (White Ash)
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This tree grows up to 80 feet tall with a 2 foot diameter.  It has a straight trunk and dense, conical, or rounded crown of foliage with whitish lower surfaces.  The leaves are pinnately compound, 8 to 12 inches long, with 5 to 9 leaflets.  The leaflets are 2.5 to 5 inches long, paired (except at the end), ovate or elliptical, finely saw-toothed, dark green above, whitish and sometimes hairy beneath.  The fruits are one seeded and single winged, 1 to 2 inches long, hang in clusters, and mature in late summer and autumn.

The wood of the White Ash is particularly suited for making baseball bats, tennis racquets, hockey sticks, polo mallets, oars, and playground equipment.

This tree is found in the moist soils of valleys and slopes, especially deep well-drained loams, in forests with many other hardwoods.

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