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PLANTS

Black ash

Fraxinus nigra

Plants
NativeTreePerennialWhite flowers
Black ash, photo 1 of 5
Black ash, In flower
Black ash, In fruit
19.8 mHeight

Perennial tree reaching 19.8 m. Grows in forests and in urban areas.

There are 13,386 observations of Black ash in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Laurentides and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in every region. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais3,303
  2. Laurentides1,822
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches1,579
  4. Estrie1,315
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1,100
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent1,004
  7. Mauricie670
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean597
  9. Capitale-Nationale466
  10. Centre-du-Québec432
  11. Lanaudière420
  12. Montérégie389
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine158
  14. Côte-Nord82
  15. Laval24
  16. Montréal22
  17. Nord-du-Québec3

Habitat

ForestCephas
Towns and gardensAndre Carrotflower

Similar species

Green ashFraxinus pennsylvanica
White ashFraxinus americana
Black walnutJuglans nigra
European ashFraxinus excelsior
TOXIC
European red elderSambucus racemosa
Black cherryPrunus serotina
ButternutJuglans cinerea
Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima
HackberryCeltis occidentalis
Bitternut hickoryCarya cordiformis
American elmUlmus americana