A deciduous tree from the Olive Family (Oleaceae) 4-7 40' 80' slow full sun part shade narrow upright to upright rounded alkaline soils adaptable Blue Ash, present almost exclusively in t

The Blue ash is a medium to large-sized tree that is usually 40 to 60 feet tall, but can attain a height of 150 feet with a trunk diameter of 3 feet. It is the only eastern ash with square twigs. The

The Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata, Michx.) conceals its bluing in its inner bark. Crush a bit of it in water and the dye appears. But this is not always a convenient way to identify a tree. There i

Unlike the firm, ridged bark of White Ash and Green Ash trees, the gray bark of the Blue Ash fissures and separates into shaggy and scaly plates. The tree grows on limestone soils, often on stream blu

The Blue Ash derives its name from pioneers extracting a blue dye from its inner bark. It is native to part of the Midwest and upper South in MO, IL, IN, OH, KY, and TN. It is not widely distributed i