Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

The bark of twigs and young trees is gray and very smooth; that of older trees is gray and ridged. The leaves are pinnately compound (7 leaflets) and are shiny green on top, turning bright yellow in the fall. Flowers are small and green with male and female flowers being on separate trees. The green ash grows in damp places such as floodplains and wooded swamps. The seeds are eaten by many birds, including red-winged blackbirds.

The green ash was a favorite wood for bows among northeastern Native Americans.

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