Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
- This most common native ash extends through the Midwest almost to the Rocky Mountains; fast grower, that can reach 100 feet tall
- Leaves are compound (each leaf has multiple leaflets, usually 7), and opposite – meaning each leaf has a twin directly across from it on the stem
- Fruit is a dry seed, with a wing 1-2 inches long to aid in wind dispersal from the “mother” tree
- Planted as an urban shade tree and to reclaim strip mined lands
Fun Fact: Green Ash is often used to make canoe paddles and is one of the first trees to re-forest abandoned bottomland cropland
- TREE #2 = 20 inch diameter
- TREE #34 = 30 inch diameter
Continue the Tree Tour!
This tour was created in partnership with:
Land Trust of North Alabama
Society of American Foresters – Mountain Lakes Chapter
U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station
Alabama A&M Forestry & Ecology Center