Leaves: Opposite, pinnately compound 8" to 13" long with 5 to 9 (usually 7) stalked leaflets, ovate lanceolate 3" to 5" long, 1 1/2" to 3" wide. Margins toothed or entire. Dark green and smooth above, lighter green and pubescent below.

LOCATION

Owner: Athens-Clarke County
Nominated by: Andrew Saunders (June 2009)
Accessible: Junction of Prince Ave. and Hill St. on County right-of-way
Coordinates: State Plane, GA W NAD 83 (Feet)
E: 2,533,561 N: 1,441,579
Notes: White Ash is an impressive tree, developing an open rounded crown and maintaining a central leader with an even distribution of branches. Many insect and disease pests hamper the White Ash. For this reason, the species is somewhat problematic in a residential setting, but it is well suited for parks and open landscape areas. Commercially, the White Ash wood is used in the manufacture of furniture, flooring, athletic equipment and garden tool handles. The species is adaptable and does well in Athens-Clarke County and other areas of the piedmont.

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Bark: Thick, ash gray to gray-brown becoming deeply and narrowly fissured by narrow interlacing ridges giving a somewhat diamond-shaped pattern not unlike hickory, but softer.

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