Winter buds 



THE WHITE ASH (Fr 



Winter shows the framev.-ork of its fine, rounded dome. The stout twigs hear rustv blunt buds set opposite in pairs, above 

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

 turn to vellow when the pollen is ripe. Racemes of greenish pistillate flowers are borne on the fertile trees. These become the 

 clustered key fruits, which are pale-green in summer, but turn brown, and are gradually shed in winter 



