Fraxinus nigra Marshall

Locations ofFraxinus nigra Marshall in Virginia

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Detail

Family
Oleaceae
Botanical Name
Fraxinus nigra Marshall
Common Name
Black ash
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Fraxinus nigra Marsh.
Comments
This northern tree reaches its southern range limit in Scott and Washington counties. The introduced, Asiatic pathogen Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) is currently causing extensive mortality in ash populations in most parts of Virginia. It appears that the already uncommon black ash is destined to soon become a very rare tree in Virginia.
Habitat
Seepage swamps, fens, and rocky stream banks on calcareous or mafic substrates. Infrequent and local in the mountains (most frequent in nw. Virginia); rare in the n. Piedmont.
Native Status
Native

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