Fraxinus Americana Trees

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About Fraxinus Americana Trees: Fraxinus Americana is a handsome native tree. It develops an open and rather round topped crown in its old age. The leaves are 8-15" long and turn This is the largest of the Ash trees in North America. Mature trunks can reach almost is 6 feet in diameter. The firm, gray bark of the Fraxinus Americana has diamond-shaped furrows and interlacing ridges.


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Fraxinus Americana
Fraxinus Americana Tree Facts
Common Name:
White Ash
Foliage:
Medium to dark leaves
Mature Height:
50-80 Feet
Mature Spread:
40-60 Feet
Soil:
sandy, clay, loam
Zones:
3-9
Moisture:
moist

The tree grows in the rich, moist, well-drained soil of bottomlands and other soil types on not-so-dry slopes. The size and value of White Ash trees make this one of the primary commercial hardwoods in the United States. The wood is hard, strong, elastic, and very useful. Several kinds of birds eat the fruit. The foliage is dark green in the summer and turns to yellow or maroon in the fall.

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