. Brief instructions to Massachusetts Forest Wardens. Forests and forestry; Forestry law and legislation. MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES BLACK ASH (Fraxinus nigra Marsh.) |~HE Black Ash is found to a certain extent through- ' out the State, though more abundantly in the central and western portions than in the eastern. It confines itself almost exclusively to rich, moist ground in the vicinity of streams and swamps. In habit it is a very slender tree, usually growing to a height of sixty to seventy feet and having a diameter of one to two feet. In the woods the trunk is slim and without branches u
. Brief instructions to Massachusetts Forest Wardens. Forests and forestry; Forestry law and legislation. MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES BLACK ASH (Fraxinus nigra Marsh.) |~HE Black Ash is found to a certain extent through- ' out the State, though more abundantly in the central and western portions than in the eastern. It confines itself almost exclusively to rich, moist ground in the vicinity of streams and swamps. In habit it is a very slender tree, usually growing to a height of sixty to seventy feet and having a diameter of one to two feet. In the woods the trunk is slim and without branches until near its very top. In the open it may have a broad, round head. The bark on the trunk is dark gray and marked by parallel ridges. The season's shoots are olive-green and smooth, and the buds are black. The leaves are opposite, twelve to fif- t e e n inches in length and consist of seven to eleven leaflets. These are oblong, four to five inches long, remotely toothed and without stalks, except in the case of the terminal one. The flowers and fruit for all superficial purposes resemble those of the White Ash. The wood is heavy, soft, tough and durable. It is used in cabinet work, for interior finishing, for hoops and for baskets. For this last purpose it is held in very high BLACK ASH Leaf and fruit. One-third natural 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 Massachusetts. State Forester; Rane, F. Wm. (Frank William), 1868-1933. Boston, Mass. : The Forester
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