TREES AND FORESTRY 





minal bud (rusty in color; i> largest and has but 

 few scales. The stems are flattened at the joints. 

 The old bark is furrowed into diamond-shaped 



space-. 



Red Ash [Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. 

 can be distinguished by the down on the 

 new shoots. The twigs are relatively >len- 

 der and are more branched than those of 

 white ash. The buds are dark-colored. 



Black Ash [Fraxinus nigra Marsh.) twigs 



are not conspicuously flattened at the joints, 



they have greenish bark: the buds are black 



in color. The tree grows in wet places. 



2. American Elder or Elderberry (Sambucus 



canadensis L. . The opposite buds are small 



and nearly naked. The twigs are tapering and 



dead at the tips compare with sumach, p. 



The branching is opposite from lateral buds. 



The American elder seldom reaches a height 



greater than twelve feet. 





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FIG. 77. WHITE ASH TWIG 



Opposite leaf scars and 

 buds. Twig flattened at 

 the joints 



