French names:
Frêne pubescent Family: Olive Family (Oleaceae) Group: Ashes Distinctive features: Tree; On larger trees, the base of the trunk swells outward, resembling a pumpkin. Similar species: • White Ash (Fraxinus americana) • Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra) • Red Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
Flowers: Spring Leaves: Opposite/Whorled, Compound, Entire; Compound, opposite. Height:
Up to 30 m (98 ft) Habitat: Wet Areas; Usually in wet areas. Books: Trees in Canada: 170 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Rare.
Notes:
Very rare in Ontario. Native to eastern USA.
Photographs:
32 photographs available, of which 7 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
Pumpkin Ash is very rare in Ontario, only being found in the extreme southwest and along Lake Erie.
This sign is in front of a specimen at the University of Guelph Arboretum, in Guelph, Ontario. All the photos on this page are of this one tree.
The compound leaf. Note they are arranged in opposite pairs along the stems.
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website
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