Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Scrophulariales>Oleaceae>Fraxinus caroliniana P. Miller
Carolina Ash is a fairly common small tree of wet areas in the Coastal Plain and adjacent Piedmont. Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. |
Leaf uppersides of sun leaves are glossy dark green. The leaflets may be as narrow as these, but may be broader. Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. | |
Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. | |
Leaf undersides are paler green. Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. | |
Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. |
Carolina Ash has very broadly winged samaras. Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. | |
Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. | |
Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. | |
Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. | |
Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. |
Columbia, NC 10/2/05. | |
Washington Co., NC 6/21/06. | |
Washington Co., NC 6/21/06. | |
Columbia, NC 10/2/05. |
Bark of a small tree. Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. | |
Bark of a larger tree. Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. | |
Trees are often multi-trunked. Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. | |
Wake Co., NC 5/23/09. |
More information:
USDA PLANTS database
Virginia Tech Dendrology
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