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WOOD AND FOREST. 



Habitat. 



67 



WHITE ASH. 



White, refers to whitish color of wood. 



Fraxinus americana Linnaeus. 



Fraxinus, from a Greek word (phraacis) meaning split, refers to the 

 leavability of the wood. 



Habitat: (See map); 

 best in the bottom lands- 

 of lower Ohio valley. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree : Height, 70'-80' ? 

 even 120'; diameter, 3'-6'; 

 branches rather high, tree 

 singularly graceful; bark, 

 gray, narrow furrows, 

 clean, neat trunk; leaves, 

 8"-15" long, compound, 

 tufted, smooth, turns in 

 autumn to beautiful pur- 

 ples, browns and yellows; 

 fruit, panicles of samaras, 

 persistent till midwinter. 



Appearance of Wood: 



Color, light reddish brown, 

 sap-wood whitish ; ring- 

 porous, rings clearly 

 marked by pores ; straight- 

 grained; pith rays ob- 

 scure. 



Physical Qualities r 

 Heavy (22d in this list), 

 39 Ibs. per cu. ft. ; sp. gr.,, 



Leaf. 



