Fraxinus profunda (Bush) Bush Pumpkin Ash

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Oleaceae -- Olive family

W. R. Harms

Pumpkin ash (Fraxinus profunda), also called red ash, is a large tree of swamps and bottom lands where it often develops a swollen or pumpkin-shaped butt. For management and utilization, it is treated the same as other ashes. The seeds are eaten by birds, and deer browse on the branches.

USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry