The Ash 



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South, often has the 

 base of the trunk bulg- (T 

 ing so that it is of a 

 much greater diameter 

 at a height of 4 feet 

 than at a height of 12 

 feet. Water ash grows 

 in Southern swamps. 

 The Biltmore ash is 

 found from Pennsyl- 

 vania to Georgia, but 

 was first distinguished 

 from other kinds of 

 ash at Biltmore, North 

 Carolina. 



The best kinds of 

 ash for planting. The 

 European ash is an at- 

 tractive shade tree. A 

 tree of this kind was 

 set out in Sandusky, 

 Ohio, after the Civil 

 War, where a quarry 

 had been filled with 

 earth. It now spreads 



U. S. Forest Service 



FIG. 32. A white ash that grew in a 

 forest. The other trees have only recently 

 been cut away from around it. J 



How 



about 80 feet and is the finest tree in the city, 

 did its location favor its rapid growth? 



White ash also is a desirable tree for planting, though 

 it does not give so dense a shade as some other trees. 

 It grows fast, is straight and symmetrical, and has no 

 serious insect enemies. Blue ash, which is much less 



