The Red Ash or the Fraxinus Pennsylvanica Marsh

1. Wayne Kunkel The Red Ash or the FraxinusPennsylvanica Marsh

2. The classification Red Ash Kingdom of the Red Ash is Plantae The subkingdom is Tracheobionata The super division is Spermatophyta The division is Magnoliophyte The class is Magnoliophyta The subclass is Asteridae

3. Classification continued The order is scrophulariales The family is Oleacea The genus is Fraxinus The species is Pennsylvanica

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. The bark Figure 4 This shows the bark of a young tree 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. Figure 5 Shows the ridged corky bark of an older Green Ash or Red Ash

8. The twig, the bud and the leaf 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 6 Shows the Red Ash twig and bud on the right, the left is white ash Figure 7 Shows the dark green leaf of a Red Ash tree

9. 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 9 Shows the seed of a Red Ash which looks similar to a wing Figure 8 Shows a flower of the Red Ash

10. References, Picture Figure 1 first link original picture second link used picture http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atlas/little/fraxpe nn.pdfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fraxinus_pennsylvanica.png Figure 2 http://www.realaction.ca/images/nativetrees/redash_180.jpg

11. 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

12. 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

13. References, text • http://www.plantguide.org/red-ash-tree.html twig information