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slopes of the Smoky Mountains is sawn and sold as cherry. It seeds 

 frequently and freely and reproduces well. The rate of growth is 

 fair. 



Black Ash {Fraxinus nigra)^ a small tree not more than 30 feet in 

 height and 1 foot in diameter, grows in cold mountain swamps. It 

 is found only in a few places, and is unimportant as a timber tree. 



White Ash {Fraxinus americana), becoming 130 feet in height and 

 40 inches in diameter, is one of the most common and important trees. 

 The light brown, elastic wood is largel}^ used in furniture, for handles 

 of agricultural implements, etc. It seeds freely and reproduces well 

 if proper soil and light conditions are afforded. The growth is good. 



Red Ash {Fraxinm pennsylvanica) is a slender tree, seldom more 

 than 110 feet in height and 2 feet in diameter, which is frequent along 

 the banks of the larger streams. The wood is similar to that of the 

 White Ash, and is put to the same uses. 



Green Ash {Fraxinus lanceolata) is a tree with the same size and 

 distribution as the above, but more common. 



Biltmore Ash {Fraxinus hiltmoreana) is a tree 20 feet in height and 

 2 feet in diameter, growing on the larger streams of the plateau. It 

 is not common. 



Cataivha Ash {Fraxinus catawhiensis) is a slender tree, 110 feet in 

 height and 30 inches in diameter. It occurs only on the banks of the 

 larger streams at the foot of the Blue Ridge. Its growth is rapid and 

 it reproduces freely. 



Fringetree {Chionanthus virginica), becoming 25 feet in height and 

 8 inches in diameter, is common along streams at lower elevations. 



Catalpa {Oatalpa oatalpa) is em introduced tree which has become 

 naturalized along some of the larger streams. It becomes 40 feet in 

 height and 2 feet in diameter, and is a tree of rapid growth. The 

 wood is durable and makes excellent posts. 



Black Haw { Viburnum pruni folium) is a small tree, 15 feet in 

 height, frequent in fields and along small streams at low elevations. 

 An extract from the bark is used medicinally. 



