The Carolina Ash is a small tree (35 feet) and has a bole diameter of about one foot. The trunk is gray with tight scaly bark. Leaves are ten inches long, toothed and hairless and dark green on top and lighter green underneath. They are on long stalks. The twigs are often are velvety and have short brown pointy buds. The seed pods are broad singlet and are about six inches long with a notch at the tip. Flowers are small and hang in dense clusters from leaf scars.

The growing region is from Texas to Carolina. 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. The bark and seed pods are used as a food supply by deer, porcupine and birds.