The Black Ash is a medium-sized tree (50 feet) and has a bole diameter of two feet. The trunk has tight bark with ridges and furrows. Leaves are over a foot long and hairless and dark on top and lighter underneath. They are toothed and do not have stalks. The twigs are dull green, hairless with round cross-section and have short dark blunt buds. The seed pods are narrow singlet wings with no base wings and are about eight inches long. Flowers are small and hang in dense clusters from leaf scars.

The growing region is from Illinois to Nova Scotia. The "black" name comes from the fine dark wood often used for making furniture or ornaments. The tree is also known by the names Hoop Ash or Basket Ash. Ash is a hardwood tree which provides ornamental value to many homes and city residences. The wood is used for furniture, baseball bats and baskets and as fuel for wood stoves. The bark and seed pods are used as a food supply by deer, porcupine and birds.

Leaves
Lobes	Type	Margin	Veins	Shape
Opposite	Compound	Dentated	Pinnate	Elliptic

Flowers
Inflorescence	Structure	Fruit
Dioecious Flowers	Apetalous	Seed Pod

Soil
Type	Roots
Dry	Primary