Other common names:
Green Ash French names:
Frêne rouge Family: Olive Family (Oleaceae) Group: Ashes Distinctive features: Tree;Twigs & leaf undersides are densely hairy. Similar species: • Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) - undersides of leaves are smooth • White Ash (Fraxinus americana) • Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra) - grows in wet areas. Flowers: Spring Leaves: Opposite/Whorled; Compound/Divided; Entire; Compound, opposite. Underside densely hairy. Books: Trees in Canada: 164 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Common
Notes:
Red Ash and Green Ash are now considered to be the same species. All photos on this page were taken of labelled Red Ash specimens in arboretums. Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: pensylvanica: of Pennsylvania See Also: • Great Americans: Ashes & Elders, from The Monday Garden, by Sue Sweeney Photographs:
18 photographs available, of which 11 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
This is the distinctive feature of Red Ash - densely hairy on the underside of the leaves and along the twigs. This is a young leaf, in the spring, so it's very hairy.
Older leaves are not quite as hairy, but it's still obvious.
Another view of the underside of leaflet and leaf stalk.
Upper side of leaflet and leaf stalk.
A young leaf, upper side.
Closeup of the upper side of a leaflet.
Upper side of an entire leaf
Underside of the same leaf.
Bark & trunk of a mature tree, looking up the trunk.
