Black Ash Fraxinus nigra

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Oleaceae (Olive Family)
The black ash is a slow-growing tree of swampy boreal woodlands. Other common names are swamp ash, basket ash, brown ash, hoop ash, and water ash.

Description

General - broadleaved hardwood. Commonly, the largest trees reach a height of 18 to 21 m (60 to 70 ft). Crown is small and open, with large spreding or ascending branches. Branchlets stout; dark buds; trunk light grey bark, soft with corky edges.

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