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White Ash

The Fraxinus Americana is commonly known as Biltmore Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Cane Ash, Small-seed White Ash, as well as White Ash

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Growing Regions

White ash inhabits eastern North America.  It occurs from Nova Scotia west to eastern Minnesota and south to Texas and northern Florida [23]. It is cultivated in Hawaii [34].

     

General Information

The currently accepted scientific name of white ash is Fraxinus americana L. [29]. White ash is in the Oleaceae (olive) family [27]. Currently recognized varieties of white ash are [24]: F. americana var. americana F. americana var. biltmoreana (Beadle) J. Wright

Coffman and others [6] list white ash as a dominant and an indicator in
the habitat type classification of upper Michigan and northwestern
Wisconsin.

Much of the information presented here is attributed to:
Griffith, Randy Scott. 1991. Fraxinus americana. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available at USDA Forest Service.

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