. Common forest trees of North Carolina. How to know them. A pocket manual. Trees; Forests and forestry. !^«K|^-^ -€>-#^-sl^- ; -e> -e^ -6^fe=-- WHITE ASH {Fraxinus americana L.) THE white ash is found throughout the State, but grows to best advantage in the rich moist soils of mountain coves and river bottomlands. It reaches an average height of 50 to 80 feet and a diameter of 2 to 3 feet, though much larger trees are found in virgin forest. The bark varies in color from a light gray to a gray-brown. The rather narrow ridges are. WHITE ASH Twig, one-haU natural Bize. Leaf, one-third nat
. Common forest trees of North Carolina. How to know them. A pocket manual. Trees; Forests and forestry. !^«K|^-^ -€>-#^-sl^- ; -e> -e^ -6^fe=-- WHITE ASH {Fraxinus americana L.) THE white ash is found throughout the State, but grows to best advantage in the rich moist soils of mountain coves and river bottomlands. It reaches an average height of 50 to 80 feet and a diameter of 2 to 3 feet, though much larger trees are found in virgin forest. The bark varies in color from a light gray to a gray-brown. The rather narrow ridges are. WHITE ASH Twig, one-haU natural Bize. Leaf, one-third natural size. separated with marked regularity by deep, diamond- shaped Assures. The leaves of the white ash are from 8 to 12 inches long and have from 5 to 9 plainly stalked, sharp- pointed leaflets, dark green and smooth above, pale green beneath. The ashes form the only group of trees in ea tern America that have opposite, com- pound leaves with 5 or more leaflets. This fact in itself provides a ready means of identifying the group. The flowers are of two kinds on different trees, the male in dense reddish purple clusters and the female in more open bunches. The fruit of the ash is winged, 1 to li/^ inches long, resembling the blade of a canoe paddle in outline, with the seed at the handle end. The fruits mature in late summer and are distributed effectively by the winds. The wood of the white ash is extremely valuable on account of its toughness and elasticity. It is preferred to all other native woods for small tool handles, such athletic implements as rackets, bats and oars, and agricultural implements. It is also used extensively for furniture and interior finish. 75. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original North Carolina. Geological and economic survey; Holmes, J. S. (John Simcox), 1868-1958.
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