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Native Trees of Canada 



The wood of the black ash is softer and weaker than that of the white ash and 

 is usually employed for more decorative purposes. It has an attractixe grain and 

 figure and can be stained to imitate more expensive woods. It is used in greatest 

 quantities for interior finish, fixtures, and cabinet-work 



FRAXINUS AMERICANA, L. WHITE ASH 



Common names: White ash, American ash, ground ash (Mari- 

 time Provinces). 

 French names: Frene blanc, franc frene. 



In Canada the white ash is distributed from Nova Scotia to southwestern 

 Ontario, and is found growing on rich, moist soils but not in wet situations. 



It is a large tree, commonly 50 to 60 h. in height and with a trunk diameter ot 

 2 to 3 ft., but when growing in a close stand sometimes reaches a height of 100 ft. 



WHITE ASH 



The trunk is tall and straight and, even when growing in the open, rises to a com- 

 paratively good height before dividing. 



The bark is grey and thick and on the trunk deeply furrowed into narrow, 

 flattened, interlacing ridges. 



The twigs are coarse and shiny, not downy as with the red ash. They come 

 out in pairs from opposite sides of the larger twigs and branches (a feature common 



