THE BLACK ASH (Fraxinus ntgm 



Black, blunt buds, dark brown wood and grey bark, fur- 

 rowed into irregular plates, are characters of this species. Dull, 

 dark green leaflets, all sessile hut the terminal one. make the 

 foliage mass gloomv 



THE RED ASH {Fraxinus Pennsylvanka^ 



The very slender fruits distinguish this species. The leaf 

 linings, stems and the youngest shoots are velvetv. The baric 

 is reddish brown 



THE BLUE ASH (Fraxinus quadran^ulata) 

 Perfect flowers and 4-angled twigs set this ash apart from all other species 



