White Ash

TREES

GENUS/SPECIES

Fraxinus americana

FAMILY

Oleaceae

SYNONYMS

Information not available

DISTRIBUTION

Eastern and Central US

E Texas eastward to central Florida
Florida northeastward to Maine
Maine westward to SE Minnesota and NW Iowa
NW Iowa southward to E Texas
Absent from Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf and Atlantic coastal areas

Human Product Number - 74

Veterinary Product Number - 74

Comments

White ash is a very widespread species typically found in moist areas near streams or on slopes. It becomes a medium-sized tree. The compound leaves, each composed of five to nine pointed leaflets, are borne in pairs (opposite) on the twigs and are lighter underneath than on top. The male and female flowers are produced on separate trees in the spring. Pollen is spread by the wind, and the female flowers develop into paddle-shaped fruit, each containing one seed, that ripen in the autumn.