238 THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 
ASHES 
Of the seventeen kinds of ash found in the United 
States all but one reach tree size. Most of them, how- 
ever, are of slight value commercially, the white ash 
being by all odds the most important. 
WHITE ASH BLACK ASH RED ASH 
Fraxinus americana Fraxinus nigra p canal ca 
Bark Bark BARK 
Dark brown, divided | Gray with slightly | Brown, tinged with 
into ridges by deep| reddish tinge; 3”’| red, slightly fur- 
n 
fissures. 1/~3” in| -}’thick. Divided | rowed. 
thickness. into large irregular 
plates. 
LEAVES LEAVES LEAVES 
Compound, 8”-12” | Compound, 7—11 leaf-| Compound, 7-9 leaf- 
long; 7-9 leaflets} lets without stalks. | lets borne on stalks. 
borne on stalks. 
FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT 
Asamara1’-2’long| A samara from | Asamara; seed long 
borne in clusters.| 17-14’ long. and. slender. 
Often hang on tree 
till mid-winter. 
RANGE RANGE RANGE 
Maine to Minnesota; | Found in swamps |Lowlands from 
Florida to Texas. and along streams; | Maine to Dakota; 
Maine to North| south to Florida 
Dakota, Missouri| and Central Ala- 
and Arkansas. bama. 
