Pumpkin Ash (Fraxinus profunda)

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Shape and Distribution
Pumpkin ash is a large tree, reaching heights of up to 130 feet, with a trunk diameter of up to 5 feet on sites with excellent growing conditions. The tree grows best in areas where there is standing water at the surface well into the growing season. In these areas, the tree often develops a swollen or pumpkin-shaped base. The crown is broadly rounded, with thick branches.
Pumpkin ash grows in the wet soils of bottomlands and swamps and is present in the southernmost counties and along the Wabash River in southern Illinois. It occurs frequently with bald cypress and tupelo.

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