Part of ash  genus Fraxinus in ash / lilac / olive  family Oleaceae.

Native to 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Canada and USA, east of the 🗻︎ Rocky Mountains, vaguely around the Great Lakes and Maritimes.   🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48), 🗺 map (North America, Central America),  Adobe Acrobat Reader file 🗺 today + with climate change (eastern 🇺🇸 USA).

Found in low wet areas.

Formerly abundant, in much of its range, this tree (and other native ash trees), with stem diameter over 2½ cm (1 in) (taller than a 🏀︎ basketball hoop or so), have been or are now being killed by parasitic insect emerald ash borer (EAB)  Agrilus planipennis.

Although we know some homeowners, who for over a decade, protect their six adult ash trees through annual treatments.  And on a larger scale, we have heard that some communities do the same.  We have no details on this treatment, but we could find out.

And we heard that our local tribe is growing out thousands of black ash 🌱︎ seedlings.  We have no details on what the tribe plans to do with these seedlings, nor why they think they will survive, but we could find out.

Native alternatives for ash trees killed by EAB (Missouri Botanical Garden).

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)
  Its 🪵 wood is used to make 🧺 baskets and barrel hoops.

Fraxinus hosts caterpillars of 150 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.

Propagation protocol.  Adobe Acrobat Reader file

Learn more about ◼︎ black ash Fraxinus nigra

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