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|  | | black ashFraxinus nigra Marsh. | |
Black ash can grow to a height of about 18 m. Twigs and leaves are eaten by deer and moose in the spring and summer, whilst the fruits are an important source of food for songbirds, game birds and small mammals.
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|  | | blue ashFraxinus quadrangulata Michx. | |
Blue ash is a slow-growing, medium-sized (>20 m) tree. The flowers are purplish in colour, with both the male and female parts in the same flower. The First Peoples soaked the bark to extract its "blue" dye.
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|  | | red ashFraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. | |
Red ash can reach a height of about 20 m. Male and female flowers are in separate flowers found on separate trees. It is a tenacious, adaptable and pollution resistant tree, which is often used for lining urban streets.
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|  | | white ashFraxinus americana L. | |
White ash is a medium-sized (>28 m) tree. Male and female flowers are in separate flowers found on separate trees. Many birds and mammals consume the single winged fruit. The juice of White ash leaves is reported to relieve the swelling and itch of mosquito bites.
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