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White Ash
Mature trunks can reach almost 6 feet in diameter. This deciduous tree has firm gray bark with diamond-shaped furrows and interlacing ridges. It develops an open and rather round topped crown in its old age. The foliage is dark green in the summer and turns to yellow or maroon in the fall. The White Ash tree, Fraxinus Americana, is a handsome native tree. It is tall, stately, and long lived. This is the largest of the ash trees in North America. The tree grows in the rich, moist, well-drained soil of bottomlands and other soil types on not-so-dry slopes. The size and value of White Ash trees makes this one of the primary commercial hardwoods in the United States. The wood is hard, strong, elastic, and very useful. Several kinds of birds eat the fruit. ... more information
Patmore Ash This deciduous tree exhibits a tight well-behaved shape. It is seedless. Extremely hardy. The Patmore Ash tree, Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore', better known as the Patmore Ash, is a lovely, fast-growing tree with 5-9 shiny green leaflets which stay on the tree well into the autumn. Widely used as a shade tree and a central lawn tree. Patmore ash tree is a cultivar of the green ash, so it is very hardy and it tolerates drought well. The attractive shiny green leaves change to a yellow fall color. |
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