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Black Ash Branch


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Black Ash Branch. It gets its name for its dark brown heartwood. The branches have distinct leaf scars.

Black Ash Tree Care and Growing Guide
Black Ash Tree Care and Growing Guide from www.thespruce.com

Black ash can be distinguished from other ash species by its sessile lateral leaflets and by the tufts of short brown pubescence on the bases of its leaflet undersides and adjacent areas of its rachises. Distinguished from green and white ash by the sessile leaflets, black buds, and flaky bark. The branches are gray, thick, smooth with conspicuous black and pointed buds.

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Black Ash Tree Care and Growing Guide

The wood is tough, but has a tendency to split, so it is not as commercially important as white and green ash. Though it rarely attains a wide girth, this slender tree can reach heights of 90 feet (27 m) or. Unlike other ash trees, black ash is primarily found in moist environments like swamps and wetlands, where it thrives. It gets its name for its dark brown heartwood.

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