Black Ash

Basisdaten

black ash (Fraxinus nigra) leaf
black ash (Fraxinus nigra) leaf
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra) leaf
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra) leaf underside
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra) budding
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra) fruit
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra) flower
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra) leaves
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra) fruits
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra) branch
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra) bud
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra) axial bud
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra) trunk
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra) crown winter
  • black ash (Fraxinus nigra) tree
description: 

The Texas ash is native to North America. The wood is often used in guitar making because it has good resonance characteristics.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Fraxinus nigra
family: 
Olive family (Oleaceae)
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 25 m (82 ft)
leaf: 

The leaves of Black ash are green, up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long and odd-pinnate with 5-9 single leaves. The leaflets are ovate. The leaf margin is serrated.

leaf shape: 
imparipinnate
leaf margin: 
serrated
leaf position: 
alternate
fall foliage: 
yellow
flowering: 
May
blossom color: 
whitish-green
blossom description: 

The whitish-green bloom conditions are formed as lateral panicles, which sprout just before the leaves.

gender distribution: 
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit: 

The paired samaras are about 4 cm (1.6 in) long.

branches: 

The branches are gray, thick, smooth with conspicuous black and pointed buds. The branches have distinct leaf scars.

bark: 
The bark is also in young trees gray, thick and corky.
root: 
Shallow-rooting plant With branched fine roots
location: 
Sun to half-shade
soil: 
permeable soil, moisture-loving
ph value: 
acid - alkaline
usage: 

floodplains, single tree

Typical diseases for Black Ash

Typical fungi for Black Ash