Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx. (blue ash), bark
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Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx. (blue ash), bark


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2005 – 2012
Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx. (blue ash), bark is different from other ashes for on old trunks it is broken into scaly plates, inner bark contains a mucilaginous substance which turns blue on exposure to air
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©John Hagstrom

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