What is the scientific name of ash trees?
Q: What is the scientific name of ash trees?
A: The scientific name of ash trees is Fraxinus, from the family Oleaceae.
Q: How many species are there in the family Oleaceae?
A: There are between 45 and 65 species in the family Oleaceae.
Q: What type of fruit do ash trees produce?
A: Ash trees produce a type of fruit known as a samara.
Q: What shape are the leaves of an ash tree?
A: The leaves of an ash tree are light-green, oval shaped, pinnate with 9 - 13 leaflets (small leaves) in pairs, with one at the tip.
Q: When do ash tree leaves appear and when do they shed?
A: The leaves appear relatively late in spring and are amongst the first to be shed in autumn.
Q: What is used to make tools from ash wood?
A: Ash wood is used to make various tools, handles, baseball and softball bats and bows. It also makes very good firewood. Ash trees are also perfect material for old fashion shafts for bow and arrows.
Q: In Norse Mythology what is Yggdrasil commonly thought to be made from?
A:In Norse Mythology, Yggdrasil is commonly thought to be an ash tree.
