White Ash

The White Ash is the largest of all Ash trees. It can be found on the east coast and in the center of the U.S. They are found either as a single tree or with a group of other hardwoods. White Ashes will grow in all types of soils, but prefers well drained, fertile sites. Some get from 70-80 ft. tall and the trunks are 2-3 ft. in diameter. Those that grow in forests get to 120 ft. tall and trhe trunks can be 6 ft. in diameter. The pinnately compound leaves of the White Ash are 8-12 in. long and have 6-9 leaflets. The leaves are dark green. The edges are smooth and underneath the leaves it is soft and green. The flowers on the White Ash are purplish-red. The White Ash gets it's name from it's bark. The bark is 1-3 in. thick and it's divided by diamond-shaped fissures. The branchlets are first brown and/or dark green and have scattered hairs. Later they become an ash gray, smooth, and marked with pale lenticels.

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