White Ash

Fraxinus americana
This native tree is noted for its brilliant red-orange leaf color in the fall and its dense, grained wood commonly used to make baseball bats and tool handles. At one time there were an estimated 8 billion ash trees in the United States with 3.5 billion in Ohio alone.  The white ash was the most common ash with the green ash the next most common.   Past tense is important in stating these numbers of our native population ever since the accidental introduction of the emerald ash borer from Asia over twenty years ago.  This beetle has killed most of the local ash trees, particularly white ash. The Village of Glendale has had to remove approximately 500 trees along the streets and in the parks. This doesn't include those removed on private property. Although the borer is currently not as prevalent, it still persists. There are pockets of surviving white ash, particularly ones that residents have treated. Some of these surviving white ash trees can be seen along Albion Ave and even in our Arboretum along E. Fountain Avenue.
Wikipedia, ODNR