Part of ash / lilac / olive  family Oleaceae.

Native to 🇺🇸 USA South and mid-Atlantic.   🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (colors), 🌎︎ map (North America, Central America).  Adobe Acrobat Reader file

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)

Although not an ash  genus Fraxinus, this tree is sometimes attacked by parasitic insect emerald ash borer (EAB)  Agrilus planipennis.

Planting info (SW Michigan).  Adobe Acrobat Reader file

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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╫ opposite, 🍁︎🍂︎ simple