{"id":246,"date":"2022-01-25T18:40:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T18:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandtrees.net\/?page_id=246"},"modified":"2022-12-05T22:30:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T22:30:02","slug":"white-ashfraxinus-americana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newenglandtrees.net\/?page_id=246","title":{"rendered":"White Ash
Fraxinus americana<\/em><\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plant Family:<\/strong> Oleaceae
Growth Form:<\/strong> Large tree, to 25 meters in height, with a rounded crown.
Leaves:<\/strong> Opposite, compound, with 5 to 9 leaflets with narrow stalks; green above, whitish green below; margins entire or very lightly toothed.
Bark: <\/strong>Gray, tightly fissured in a cross-hatched pattern, the twigs are smooth.
Flowers:<\/strong> Dioecious, small, purplish, lacking petals, in clusters near the branch ends, appearing in spring before the leaves, pollination is by wind.
Fruits:<\/strong> Samaras with a single plump seed at the base; seen in hanging clusters in late summer.
Habitat:<\/strong> Fertile upland woods with other broadleaf trees.
Range: <\/strong>Common throughout New England and all of eastern North America.
Similar Species:<\/strong> Green Ash<\/a> has leaves green beneath, leaflet stalks that are narrowly winged, twigs that are softly hairy, and it is found in wetter habitats.
Comments:<\/strong> The wood is heavy and strong, with a close grain, and is favored to make furniture, cabinetry, baseball bats, oars, and other sporting implements. White Ash makes a fine shade tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n