white ash
noun
: a North American ash (Fraxinus americana) having compound leaves with a pale green or silvery-white underside
also
: its hard brownish wood
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Still, the researchers identified significant variance among the species: Black cherry, red maple and white ash tended to experience peak coloration earlier, while oaks and sugar maples blazed later.
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Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Common trees in Brown County include the American beech, sugar maple, black walnut, shagbark hickory and white ash.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2024
Trek the inner loop of Oak Hill Trail to see maples turn red, sassafras glow orange and white ash and big tooth aspen shine in all their yellow glory in early October.
—Joni Sweet, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The valley’s pines and oaks were charred, and much of the landscape was covered in white ash.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
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Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Common trees in Brown County include the American beech, sugar maple, black walnut, shagbark hickory and white ash.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2024
Trek the inner loop of Oak Hill Trail to see maples turn red, sassafras glow orange and white ash and big tooth aspen shine in all their yellow glory in early October.
—Joni Sweet, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The valley’s pines and oaks were charred, and much of the landscape was covered in white ash.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
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