. Common forest trees of Georgia: how to know them. A pocket manual. Trees -- Georgia. WHITE ASH {Fraj:inus amcricana L.) THE white ash is common in the northern half of tho State and grows to best advantage in the rich moist soils of mountain coves and river bottom- lands. 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. WHITE ASH Twig, one-half natural size. Leaf, one-third natural size. narrow ridges are separated with marked regularity by
. Common forest trees of Georgia: how to know them. A pocket manual. Trees -- Georgia. WHITE ASH {Fraj:inus amcricana L.) THE white ash is common in the northern half of tho State and grows to best advantage in the rich moist soils of mountain coves and river bottom- lands. 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. WHITE ASH Twig, one-half natural size. Leaf, one-third natural size. narrow ridges are separated with marked regularity by deep, diamond-shaped fissures. The leaves of the white ash are from 8 to 12 inches long and iiave 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 eastern America that have opposite, com- pound leaves with 5 or more leaflets. This fact in 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. Tlie fruit of the ash is winged, 1 to \Y> inches long, resembling the blade of a canoe paddle in outline, with the seed at the handle end. Tlie fruits mature in late summer and are distributed etTectively by tlie 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 extensivelv for furniture and interior 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 Mattoon, Wilbur R. (Wilbur Reed), 1875-1941; Burleigh, Thomas Dearborn. Athens, Ga.
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