Ash tree? in the Plant ID forum

Muddy1

May 29, 2016 6:25 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Susan
Vienna, VA (Zone 7a)

This tree is growing in Northern Virginia (zone 7a). Is it an Ash tree, maybe a White Ash?
Thanks in advance for any ID information.

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DaisyI

May 29, 2016 8:15 PM CST

Name: Daisy I
Reno, Nv (Zone 6b)
Not all who wander are lost

Certainly could be.

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost

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ViburnumValley

May 29, 2016 9:24 PM CST

Name: John
Scott County, KY (Zone 5b)
You can't have too many viburnums..

Definitely an Ash species (Fraxinus sp.).

To determine which one, need a good clear image of leaf scars. White Ash will have a crescent moon with the bud down in it, and Green Ash will have a half moon with the bud perched on top of it.

Yours seems to be White Ash from what I can see.

John

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Muddy1

May 30, 2016 7:08 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Susan
Vienna, VA (Zone 7a)

Thanks, John.
This may be a stupid question, but do I have to wait until fall to get a photo of a leaf scar, or will there be a scar if I remove a leaf now?

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ViburnumValley

Jun 7, 2016 10:49 PM CST

Name: John
Scott County, KY (Zone 5b)
You can't have too many viburnums..

Scar will be there now, if you pick off a compound leaf. You can also look back on older stems, where leaves used to be, to see the same thing.

It is easier to see on mature wood (leaves that emerged from dormant buds) than on new growth extensions of this season.

John

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DaisyI

Jun 7, 2016 10:52 PM CST

Name: Daisy I
Reno, Nv (Zone 6b)
Not all who wander are lost

Who knew you had to be an Astrologer to identify an Ash Tree?

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost

President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada
Webmaster: osnnv.org

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ViburnumValley

Jun 7, 2016 10:59 PM CST

Name: John
Scott County, KY (Zone 5b)
You can't have too many viburnums..

You just go with recognizable terms.

Doesn't hurt to have a little national radio astronomical observatory geek going on...

John

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