. Brief instructions to Massachusetts Forest Wardens. Forests and forestry; Forestry law and legislation. MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES RED ASH (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.) THE Red Ash, not infrequently mistaken for the * White Ash, occurs occasionally throughout Massa- chusetts. Its home is in low, rich soil near streams and swamps. In habit it is very much like the White Ash, though it is usually smaller in every way. It seldom grows to a height of more than fifty or sixty feet and its diam- eter rarely exceeds eighteen to twenty inches. In the open the head is rather broad and round-topped.
. Brief instructions to Massachusetts Forest Wardens. Forests and forestry; Forestry law and legislation. MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES RED ASH (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.) THE Red Ash, not infrequently mistaken for the * White Ash, occurs occasionally throughout Massa- chusetts. Its home is in low, rich soil near streams and swamps. In habit it is very much like the White Ash, though it is usually smaller in every way. It seldom grows to a height of more than fifty or sixty feet and its diam- eter rarely exceeds eighteen to twenty inches. In the open the head is rather broad and RED ASH Leaf and fruit. One-third natural size. The bark on the trunk of a mature tree is dark gray or brown and furrowed, but less deeply and more regularly than in the case of the White Ash. The season's shoots are greenish-gray and coated with numerous fine hairs which often persist until the sec- ond season. The leaves are opposite, compound, ten to twelve inches in length and composed of seven to nine leaflets. The flowers and fruit, to all intents and purposes, are similar to those of the White Ash. The wood is heavy, hard and brittle. It is much inferior to that of the White Ash, though it is used for many of the same purposes. 66. 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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