Wayne Kunkel Fraxinus Americana Classification of the White Ash White Ash Kingdom of the White Ash is Plantae The subkingdom is Tracheobionata The super division is Spermatophyta The division is Magnoliophyte The class is Magnoliophyta The subclass is Asteridae Classification continued The order is scrophulariales The family is Oleacea The genus is Fraxinus The species is Americana Range of the White Ash Figure 1 This picture shows the location of where the White Ash grows. It prefers acidic or neutral PH soil. It is usually found in fields or where other forests have been cut and these have been planted in their place. What it looks like The White Ash can grow up to 70 feet tall and 50 feet wide. It usually upright or rounded oval tree. It grows in acidic to neutral soil. Figure 2 Shows a White Ash Bark and the leaf Figure 3 Shows the leaf of an White Ash which clearly shows how white the underside of a leaflet is. The bark looks very similar to the Red Ash when it gets mature and doesn’t get that flaky look. Figure 4 Shows the bark of a White Ash The leaf is a compound leaf. It is also pinnate. The leaflets are opposite of each other and have 5-11 leaflets usually. Twig and bud The twig is thicker then the other ash trees in general making it a bit more noticeable in winter. The leaf scars are a distinct U shape differing from the D shape of the Green Ash tree. Figure 5 Shows the twig and bud area Flower and fruit The flowers and fruit are very similar to the Green Ash. The White Ash has male and female flowers. The fruit as the Green Ash has is a seed anchored to a wing. It spins when it falls. Figure 8 Shows the fruit of a White Ash clearly showing the wing like parts of it. Figure 7 Shows a flower of the White Ash. References, Pictures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fraxinus _americana_map.png figure 1 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pKf1z60qAhA/ SXJO3ilzp1I/AAAAAAAAAz4/J3nzeYA0 RbA/s400/WhiteAsh825WFront.jpg Figure 2 http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/trees/ WhiteAsh/tabid/5331/Default.aspx figure 3, figure 4,5,6 References, Pictures http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/ ash_white/ash_white.html fruit figure 8 References, Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraxinus was used for classification http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/trees/ WhiteAsh/tabid/5331/Default.aspx used for identifying features and tree shape http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/ ash_white/ash_white.html used along with the above