Fraxinus americana

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Fraxinus americana, the white ash or American ash, is a deciduous ash tree in the olive family (Oleaceae) native to eastern and central North America. It is straight-trunked and fast-growing, reaching 60 to 90 feet tall with a canopy spread of 50 to 75 feet wide. The tree is highly valued as lumber for its straight grain and superior hardness. The white ash population in North America was devastated by the invasive emerald ash borer, which has killed hundreds of millions of them as it spread since its arrival in the late 1990s or early 2000s. Surviving white ashes are often much younger, with the oldest and tallest white ashes largely becoming dead trees due to the emerald ash borer. The population is still in decline.

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