MASSACHUSETTS F&RfiST TREES 



WHITE ASH Concluded 



The fruit is a winged body, oblong in shape and 

 one to two inches in length. It ripens in late August 

 or September and often hangs on into the winter. 



It is a valuable forest tree and the most useful of 

 the Ashes. The wood is heavy, hard, strong, tough 

 and elastic. It has many uses. It is employed in the 

 manufacture of agricultural implements, in the making 

 of furniture, for the handles of tools, in carriage- 

 building and sometimes for interior finishing. 



WHITE ASH 



Winter twig and buds. One-half natural size. 





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