Leaf: Glossy green leaves turn a reddish purple in fall, compound, 8 to 15 inches.
Flower: Insignificant
Fruit: Seedless
Twig: Stout, gray-olive-green in color, and hairless. Leaf scars round at the bottom, notched at the top, with lateral buds in the notch. Terminal bud is large, brown, and flanked by two lateral buds.
Bark: Ash gray that form diamonds.
Form: Tree
The purple autumn ash is important to our economy because of its strength, hardness, and shock resistance. It is often used to make tool handles, baseball bats, furniture, and antique car parts.
It is found in eastern North America. Occurs from Nova Scotia west to eastern Minnesota and south to Texas and northern Florida. It is cultivated in Hawaii.
A good example of this tree is found at Meissner Elementary, 504 E. Warren, Bunker Hill, IL 62014. The Latitude is 39°02.511'N and the Longitude is 89°56.857'W. It is also 661 feet above sea level.
© Community Unit School District #8, Bunker Hill 504 E. Warren, Bunker Hill, IL 62014
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