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Arboretum
"A man does not plant a tree for himself, he plants it for posterity." - Alexander Smith
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Green Ash
(Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
Donated by
City of Nashville, IL
Tree Map Location: #
2
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Leaf:
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Opposite, pinnately compound with 7 to 9 serrate leaflets that are lanceolate to elliptical in shape, entire leaf is 6 to 9 inches long, green above and glabrous to silky-pubescent below.
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Flower:
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Dioecious; light green to purplish, both sexes lacking petals, females occurring in loose panicles, males in tighter clusters, appear after the leaves unfold.
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Fruit:
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A single-winged, dry, flattened samara with a slender, thin seed cavity, maturing in autumn and dispersing over winter.
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Twig:
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Stout to medium texture, gray to green-brown and either glabrous or pubescent, depending on variety; leaf scars are semicircular to flat across the top, with lateral buds sitting on top of leaf scar (different from white ash which has lateral buds in the notch).
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Bark:
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Ashy gray to brown in color, with interlacing corky ridges forming obvious diamonds; older trees may be somewhat scaly.
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Form:
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A medium sized tree to 70 feet tall with a poorly formed bole and an irregular to round crown.
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Source:
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College of Natural Resource Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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To participate in the Kaskaskia College Arboretum please contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
618-545-3069
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