Black ash (Fraxinus nigra)


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Type

deciduous tree icon

Deciduous

Status

species native to Canada

Native

Edible fruit/nut tree?

NO

Names

Latin (scientific) name: Fraxinus nigra

Common English name: Black ash

Other names: Swamp ash, hoop ash

French name: Frêne noir

Habitat

Found in northern swampy woodlands from Manitoba to the eastern provinces.

Other notes

This small tree is the only ash native to Newfoundland.

Hardiness zone(s)

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b

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