. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. of New York 117 BLACK ASH Fraxinus nigra, Marshall THE BLACK ASH is a tree of the swamps or other moist places. The early settlers called it Hoop Ash and the Indians called it Basket Ash. The leaves are opposite, 10 to 14 inches long, compound, with 7 to 11 leaflets. The leaflets are 3 to 5 inches long, finely-toothed along mar- gin, all are stalkless except the terminal one. The flowers are similar to those of White Ash. The fruit is a winged seed similar to that of White Ash, but is broader winged, notched at apex, and the wing completely surrounds f
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. of New York 117 BLACK ASH Fraxinus nigra, Marshall THE BLACK ASH is a tree of the swamps or other moist places. The early settlers called it Hoop Ash and the Indians called it Basket Ash. The leaves are opposite, 10 to 14 inches long, compound, with 7 to 11 leaflets. The leaflets are 3 to 5 inches long, finely-toothed along mar- gin, all are stalkless except the terminal one. The flowers are similar to those of White Ash. The fruit is a winged seed similar to that of White Ash, but is broader winged, notched at apex, and the wing completely surrounds flattened seed. The bark is thin, gray- ish, very shallowly fur- rowed, peels off in pow- dery to corky fine scales. The twigs are smooth, stout, light - gray. The buds are opposite, black, BLACK ASH One-fourth natural size. The wood is soft, rather coarse-grained, with white sapwood and dark-brown heartwood. It is used for baskets, hoops, furniture, interior finishings. The Black Ash is found from Newfoundland to Mani- toba, south to Virginia and Arkansas. It is common in low or wet soil across New York and westward to Lake Erie. It is rare south of the Hudson highlands. This tree, which usually has a slender stem, may reach a height of 60 to 80 feet. The only other ash tree found in New York with black buds is the European Ash—Fraxinus excelsior, Linnaeus. Its buds are large, jet black and decidedly round-pointed. The leaves are not so large as those of the Black Ash and the leaflets are usually 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 Illick, Joseph S. (Joseph Simon), 1884-1967. Washington, D. C. , American Tree Association
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