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WOOD AND FOREST. 



Habitat. 



67 



White Ash. 



White, refers to wliitisli color of wood. 



Fraaiinis amcricnna Liunaens. 

 Fraxiiiiis, from a Greek word (phraxis) meaning split, refers to the 

 :leavahilil3' of the wood. 



Habitat: (See inap') ; 

 best ill the bottom lands 

 of lower Ohio vallev. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree ; Height. T0'-80'. 

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

 l)ranelies ratlier high, tree 

 singularly graceful ; bark, 

 gray, narrow furrows, 

 clean, neat trnnl^ ; leaves, 

 s"-].y' Ling, componnd, 

 tiiftcil. smooth, turns in 

 autumn to licautiful pur- 

 ]iK"'S. browns and yellows; 

 fruit, panicles of samaras, 

 jiersistent till midwinter. 



Appearance of Wood : 



Color, light reddish brown, 

 sap-wood ■ndiitish ; ring- 

 porous, rings cleaiiv 

 marla>(l by pores; straight- 

 grained : pith rays ob- 

 scure. 



Physical Qualities : 



Heavy (32d in this list), 

 oD lbs. per cu. ft. ; sp. gr.. 



