| Common Name: Green Ash |
| Family: Oleaceae |
| Zone: 4-9 |
| Average Size: 50' H x 30' W |
Identification:
- Opposite arrangement of leaves and stem
- Pinnately compound leaf with 7 leaflets
- Numerous single winged samara, 1 to 2 inches in length on female trees
- Dark gray bark, furrows divided into diamond-shaped sections
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| Notes: Native to the Eastern United States, Green Ash forms an excellent, fast growing shade tree. Highly adaptable to urban conditions and frequently used as a street tree. Many cultivars exist in the nursery trade with outstanding fall color and seedless forms |
| Campus Location: School of Renewable Natural Resources, west along canal |
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