Leaves: Opposite, pinnately compound 8・to 13・long
with 5 to 9 (usually 7) stalked leaflets, ovate lanceolate 3・
to 5・long, 11/2・to 3・wide. Margins toothed or entire. Dark
green and smooth above, lighter green and pubescent below.
White ash is an impressive large tree well suited to the Athens
area, but needs room to grow.
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2. White Ash
Fraxinus americana
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Circumference (in.): | 115 |
| Diameter (in.): | 36.6 |
| Spread (ft.): | 48 |
| Height (ft.): | 69 |
| Total Points: | 196 |
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LOCATION
Emanuel Episcopal Church
Nominated by: Jimmy Mock
Accessible: Parking lot off Prince Ave.
back of Athens Board of Realtors
Coordinates: State Plane, GA W NAD 83 (Feet)
E ・2,533,300 N ・1,441,857
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Bark: Thick, ash gray to gray-brown becoming
Deeply and narrowly fissured by narrow interlacing
Ridges giving a somewhat diamond-shaped pattern
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