Question: Is this tree located in Benson, VT green ash (F. pennsylvanica)?
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Is this tree located in Benson, VT green ash (F. pennsylvanica)?
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Dear mmchugh, good morning. The plant certainly looks like Fraxinus pensylvanica. The pubescence of the branchlets and leaves are good identifying characters, as are the lateral leaf scars that are not strongly concave on the distal (i.e., upper) margin. Fraxinus nigra would often have another pair of leaflets (or more) and would show sessile (i.e., unstalked) leaflets. Best wishes.
