Ash (Fraxinus spp.) Identification

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Fraxinus spp. Characteristics
Hosts Ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) are the only known North American hosts of EAB. Ashes have pinnately compound leaves arranged opposite one another on the branch. Each leaf bears 5-9 leaflets. The fruit is a winged seed (samara). Some ash species have bark with interlacing ridges that form a diamond-like pattern when mature.

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