50 MISC. PUBLICATION 3 9 5, U. S. DEFT. OF AGRICULTURE 



One Hundred Eastern Forest Trees — Continued 



Name 



Distribution 



Characteristics 



96. 



Pumpkin ash {Fraxinus 



Scattered, mostly east of 



Resembling red ash, but seeds are 





projundd). 



the Mississippi River. 



very much larger, sometimes twice 

 the size. Swamp tree. 



97. 



Black ash {Fraxinus nigra) . 



Northern and Lake States . . 



Leaflets stemless, finely toothed, 7 

 to 11; seeds with a flat, wide wing, 

 which extends conspicuously down 

 the sides of the seed body and is 

 blunt. Swamp tree. 



98. 



Carolina ash (Fraxinus 



Southeastern States 



Leaflets oval-elongated, barely point- 





caroliniana). 





ed; seeds with a very broad, short- 

 pointed wing. Swamp tree, often 

 on inundated river swamps. 



99. 



Ohio buckeye ^ Aesculus 



Ohio and Mississippi 



Leaves palmatelv compound like 





glabra). 



Valleys. 



horsechestnut; fruit knobby, prick- 

 ly, spherical. Small tree. 



100 



. Yellow buckeve KAesculus 



do 



Leaves resembhng the preceding, 

 but fruit smooth. Large tree (90 





octandra). 











feet high). 



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