{"id":19066,"date":"2022-04-01T10:25:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T14:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=19066"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:09:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:09:41","slug":"id-that-tree-white-ash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/id-that-tree-white-ash\/","title":{"rendered":"ID That Tree: White Ash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of ID That Tree, meet the ash family, with specific focus on the white ash, which is typically found on higher and drier sites than its cohorts. This species, which is in trouble due to the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle, features opposite leaf arrangement, compound leaves with seven to nine leaflets, and squatty terminal buds as well as a bud that dips down into the leaf scar, resembling a smiley face. The bark is gray and featured an interlacing network of ridges forming a diamond shape.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ID That Tree: White Ash\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f5t0knTWFYY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding wildlife, trees, forest management, wood products, natural resource planning or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our\u00a0<a title=\"Ask an Expert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask an Expert<\/a>\u00a0web page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"ID That Tree Youtube Channel Playlist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7V9w3jf2Sj_6-pNaw4sX4Ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ID That Tree<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.entm.purdue.edu\/EAB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)<\/a>, Purdue Extension-Entomology<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_yK8tstEacE&amp;list=PLgoGnq-fak7VTTnF4Bh9HvQnB_azYbAfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Woodland Management Moment<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781612491448\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension Resource Center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781557535726\/\">Native Trees of the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-482-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Investing in Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-IDNR-414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forest Improvement Handbook<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfw.edu\/native-trees\/white-ash\">White Ash,<\/a> Native Trees of Indiana River Walk, Purdue Fort Wayne<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>, Sustaining Hardwood Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of ID That Tree, meet the ash family, with specific focus on the white ash, which is typically found on higher and drier sites than its cohorts. 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