Common Name - Green Ash

Scientific Name - Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Description: a medium-sized tree usually attaining a height of 30 to 60 feet with a trunk diameter of from 1 to 3 feet, but occasionally it is somewhat larger. The numerous, more or less upright branches form a rather irregular, broad, and compact crown. Tree located at
Hawthorne Elementary School
2405 Champaign Avenue
Mattoon, Illinois
The Green Ash Tree
Researched by Heather H.

Description:
a medium-sized tree usually attaining a height of 30 to 60 feet with a trunk diameter of from 1 to 3 feet, but occasionally it is somewhat larger.  The numerous, more or less upright branches form a rather irregular, broad, and compact crown.

Habitat:
prefers bottomland and swamp and is most often found along the banks of streams.
     Range:  from Maine west to Saskatchewan, south to northern Florida and eastern Texas.

© Riddle Elementary School, Mattoon, IL - 2003

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