Status: Native
Synonyms:
Fraxinus attenuata M.E. Jones
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall subsp. velutina (Torrey) G.N. Miller
Fraxinus velutina Torrey var. glabra (Thornber) Rehder
Fraxinus velutina Torrey var. toumeyi (Britton) Rehder
Fraxinus velutina is a tree which can reach large proportions when it grows in canyons with
sufficient underground water. The leaves are compound with three to five ovate leaflets. The
leaflets are densely hairy when young. The elongate flowers are found in drooping panicles without
a corolla. The fruit is winged-- it is called a "samara."
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Fraxinus velutina, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Canyon, May 9, 2007
Fraxinus velutina, bark, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Canyon, Oct. 28, 2008
Fraxinus velutina, autumn color, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Canyon, Oct. 28, 2008
Fraxinus velutina, large tree, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Fraxinus velutina, samaras, photo Russ Kleinman, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, December 29, 2009
Fraxinus velutina, closeup of samara, photo Russ Kleinman, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, December 29, 2009
Fraxinus velutina, winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, December 29, 2009
Fraxinus velutina, winter twig with lateral bud, leaf scar and continuous appearing vascular bundle, photo Russ Kleinman, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, December 29, 2009
Fraxinus velutina, winter twig with terminal bud, leaf scar and continuous appearing vascular bundle, photo Russ Kleinman, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, December 29, 2009
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