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Green Ash
Fraxinus Pennsylvanica
By
David Marquardt
Classification(1)
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Tracheobionta
Eudicots
Lamiales
Oleaceae
Fraxinus
F. pennsylvanica
Shape, Form and
Leaves (2)
Tends to be 40 feet high
Has a near 2 foot diameter
trunk
Has a round top with
branches that droop back
towards the ground
The leaves are opposite
and compound
Leaflets are arranged
pinnately and can be 6-10
inches long
Leaves have coarse teeth
and are somewhat glossy.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Bark and Twigs (2)
The bark is gray or tan
It has a tightly furrowed
diamond pattern in its bark
The trunk can 100 cm wide
making this a medium to
large tree
The twigs upper surface of
the leaf scar is flat or
slightly notched
Figure 3
Habitat and Range
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The Green Ash covers a
wide area from Florida to
Texas and all the way to
Nova Scotia and Alberta
The Ash grows best in a
humid climate with 15 to
60 inches of rain
Average high and low
temperatures are 80
degrees to 0 degrees
It is most commonly found
on alluvial plains near
rivers and grows naturally
in lowlands
Figure 4
Bud, Fruit, and
Flower (2)
Figure 5
The bud remains small in about
two weeks it blossoms.
Flowers are small and
inconspicuous
They appear all over the outer
part of the crown
It takes 2-3 days to release the
pollen
The fruit has a single wing and
turns a light brown when mature
The wing travels only short
distances by air but can travel
very far on water
Figure 6
Uses (3)
This is a largely
ornamental tree.
It is sold mostly in the
south although it can
grow throughout the
United States
It is also used in tool
handles and baseball
bats
Figure 7
Bibliography
• Internet sources
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Nursery Trees.com. 2007. Plant guide.
http://www.nurserytrees.com/Plant_Guide/Plant
Guide_green_ash.htm
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Richard Keim. 2003. Green ash.
http://www.fwf.lsu.edu/plantid/webtour/species/gre
enash/greenash.htm
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Harvey Kennedy Jr. Green Ash.
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manu
al/volume_2/fraxinus/pennsylvanica.htm
Bibliography (cont.)
• Picture Sources
– Figure 1 Texas Forest service. 2008. Green ash.
http://texastreeid.tamu.edu/content/TreeDetails/?id=43
– Figure 2 Steven J. Baskauf. 2002. Fraxinus Pennsylvanica.
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/biohires/f/hfrpe-brlarge13406.JPG
– Figure 3 Steven Baskauf. 2002. Faxinus Pennsylvanica, twig.
http://www.discoverlife.org/IM/I_SB/0174/320/Fraxinus_pen
nsylvanica,Twig,I_SB17457.jpg
– Figure 4 Harvey Kennedy Jr. Green Ash.
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/f
raxinus/pennsylvanica.htm
Bibliography (cont.)
– Figure 5
Dave Hanson. Tree identification.
http://www.mntca.org/images/photos/resources
/treeid/dec_opp_ash_green/ph_ash_green_lrg_
08.jpg
– Figure 6
Adam Agosta. 2003. Green Ash.
http://www.fwf.lsu.edu/plantid/webtour/species
/greenash/images/FRApe71a_web.jpg
– Figure 7
Steven Wright. 2007. Green Ash.
http://www.fwf.lsu.edu/plantid/webtour/species
/greenash/greenash.htm