Silvical characteristics of white ash (Fraxinus americana)

Jonathan W. Wright

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Silvical characteristics of white ash (Fraxinus americana)

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Authors:

Jonathan W. Wright

Year:

1959

Type:

Science Perspectives

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Station Paper NE-123. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 19 p.

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Abstract

White ash (Fraxinus americana L.) derives its common name from the white under-surface of the leaf; the white effect is created by microscopic papillae with a high light-reflecting capacity. The specific name americana was given to the species because of its range in America.

Citation

Wright, Jonathan W. 1959. Silvical characteristics of white ash (Fraxinus americana). Station Paper NE-123. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 19 p.