Water Ash (Iowa).
Locality.
East of Rocky Mountains. Vermont and northern Florida intermittently to Utah and Arizona.
Features of Tree.
Forty to fifty feet in height, one to two feet in diameter. Bright green upper and lower surfaces of smooth leaves.
Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood.
Heartwood brownish, sapwood lighter, rather coarse-grained, compact structure.
Structural Qualities.
Hard, heavy, strong, brittle.
Representative Uses.