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THE WHITE ASH (Fraxinus Americana) 



"inter shows the framev.ork of its fine, rounded dome. The stout twigs bear rustv blunt buds set opposite in pairs, above 

 crescentic leaf scars. The flowers are small. Clustered purple stamens appear with the leaves in Mav on the sterile trees. They 

 turn to yellow when the pollen is rice. Racemes of ereenish pistillate flowers are borne on the fertile trees. These become the 



