VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Fraxinus nigra | Black Ash 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
Black ash wood is not as strong nor as hard as that of other ashes.  It
is used for interior finishing, furniture, and cabinets [21].


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Black ash twigs and leaves provide spring and summer browse for
white-tailed deer and moose [11,19].  The seeds are an important food
for game birds, songbirds, and small mammals [37].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Black ash grows very slowly on organic peats and mucks, attaining
heights of only 30 to 45 feet (9-13 m) at 50 years and 50 to 60 feet
(15-18 m) at 100 years.  The best trees average only 10 inches (25 cm)
d.b.h. at 110 years and 12 inches (30 cm) at 130 years.  Black ash
seedlings, saplings, and sprouts tend to dominate the regeneration layer
where partial openings in the canopy have occurred.  Clearcutting often
results in inadequate natural regeneration of black ash or loss of
advanced regeneration because of rising water tables or increased
competition with grass and brush.  Clearcuts are often winter habitat;
deer browse heavily on black ash seedlings and stump sprouts [13].

Most swamp hardwood stands contain many defective and diseased trees.
Many unmanaged, fully stocked hardwood stands contain no desirable
advanced black ash regeneration.  Trees on wet sites are shallowly
rooted and subject to windthrow [13].

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