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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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Autumn Purple Ash
(Fraxinus americana)
Donated by
Carl Mashburn
Tree Map Location: #
11
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Leaf:
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Deciduous, green, odd pinnately compound, serrulate, leaflet 2 - 4 inches, turn purple in fall.
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Flower:
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Green spring flowering, inconspicuous and not showy.
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Fruit:
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There is no fruit on this tree.
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Twig:
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Stout to medium texture, gray to green-brown and either glabrous or pubescent.
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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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Up right oval can grow to be 70 to 80 feet tall.
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To participate in the Kaskaskia College Arboretum please contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
618-545-3069
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