Fraxinus pennsylvanica, known commonly as the Green Ash, is the most widely distributed ash tree of North America. It is used to make furniture, furnishings, and tool handles and can grow to over 100 feet tall!

The genus, Fraxinus, means ‘spear’ in Latin, as the tough, elastic wood of ash trees was used to make spears and bows in the old world. The Green Ash was given its species name, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, because it was first classified in Pennsylvania