MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES 



WHITE ASH (Fraxinus americana L.) 



THIS rapid-growing tree occurs in all parts of Massa- 

 chusetts and on every kind of ground, although 

 it thrives best in deep, rich soil in the vicinity of 

 streams. 



As to habit, it usually attains a height of fifty to 

 seventy-five feet and a trunk diameter of two to three 

 feet. In the open the trunk divides at a few feet from 

 the ground into two or three large limbs, then assumes 

 a broad, round head. 



WHITE ASH 



Leaf and fruit. One-third natural size. 



The bark on the trunk is dark brown or deep gray. 

 It is deeply divided by furrows, which are parallel or 

 connect at intervals into broad, flattened ridges. The 

 season's shoots are olive-green and smooth. 



The leaves are opposite, eight to twelve inches in 

 length and composed of seven to nine leaflets. The 

 individual leaflets are egg-shaped or oblong, three to 

 five inches in length, stalked, remotely toothed and 

 dark green on the upper surface. 



The flowers appear in May before the leaves. 



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