Post on 24-Feb-2016
description
The Red Ash or the Fraxinus Pennsylvanica Marsh
Wayne Kunkel
The classification
Red AshKingdom of the Red Ash is Plantae The subkingdom is TracheobionataThe super division is SpermatophytaThe division is MagnoliophyteThe class is MagnoliophytaThe subclass is Asteridae
Classification continued
The order is scrophularialesThe family is OleaceaThe genus is FraxinusThe species is Pennsylvanica
The location of the Red Ash
Figure 1 This picture shows the wide area of which the Red Ash is located in. It is a very popular ornamental tree
This tree in general is common, its habitat can include city streets or the woods, versatile tree.
Shape of the Red Ash
The shape of the tree changes as it matures. When it is mature it is usually an upright rounded or upright oval shape.
It can grow to 60 feet tall and can have a spread of 40 feet
Figure 2 Shows a Rounded Red ash
What’s a Red Ash good for? It’s a very adaptable tree and can
survive in cities It has corked bark when it gets older
and is an ornamental tree very commonly planted
The Red Ash is also a good shade tree
Is a hard wood good for tools, White Ash is usually preferred over this wood though
Figure 3 This dibber’s handle is made of Ash wood
The barkFigure 4 This shows the bark of a young tree
Figure 5 Shows the ridged corky bark of an older Green Ash or Red Ash
The bark changes with the age of the tree. When it is younger it has the flaky shingle look as shown in figure 4. As it gets older it falls off and leaves behind the ridged bark shown in figure 5.
The twig, the bud and the leaf
Figure 6 Shows the Red Ash twig and bud on the right, the left is white ash
The twig is irregular in shape and in general the leaves leave a D shaped mark where as the White Ash leaves a U shape.
The leaf of the Ash is very green which is why one of the common names of this species is the Green Ash, the leaf is compound and pinnate. It has anywhere from 5-9 leaflets.
Figure 7 Shows the dark green leaf of a Red Ash tree
Flower and Fruit
The Red Ash has two separate trees female and male unlike the Blue Ash
The flower is a seed anchored to a large flat piece which makes it spin when it falls off
Figure 8 Shows a flower of the Red Ash
Figure 9 Shows the seed of a Red Ash which looks similar to a wing
References, Picture
Figure 1 first link original picture second link used picture http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atlas/little/fraxpe nn.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fraxinus_pennsylvanica.png
Figure 2 http://www.realaction.ca/images/nativetrees/redash_180.jpg
References, Pictures http://cdn5.mydeco.com/product_images/full
/c3240e9f23c1bd6250e1a8fec6226a8ff25e75ec.jpg figure 3 tool made of ash
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/18/trees/imagetrees/ash_gr_brk_lg.jpg figure 4 bark of young tree
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UdIftRLT2AY/SJUrPP-XAZI/AAAAAAAAASc/sAbT_fgtVH4/s400/080803GreenAshBark.jpg figure 5 bark of an older tree
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/18/trees/imagetrees/ash_gr_bud_lg.jpg figure 6 twig
Figure 7 leaf flower figure 8 seed figure 9 http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/trees/ash_gr/tabid/5330/Default.aspx
References, text
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraxinus_pennsylvanica used for the range
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraxinus was used for classification
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/trees/ash_gr/tabid/5330/Default.aspx
used for information in general, identifiable features
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5845981_red-ash-trees-used-for_.html
uses of the red ash
References, text
http://www.plantguide.org/red-ash-tree.html twig information