GREEN ASH ([Fruit], two-thirds natural size; leaf, one-third natural size; twig, three-fourths natural size)
The [BARK] is ½ inch or more thick; brown, tinged with red, and slightly furrowed or ridged. The LEAVES are [opposite] [compound], 10 to 12 inches long, with 5 to 9 pointed [leaflets] slightly toothed on the margin. They differ from those of white ash in being lustrous green on both sides or slightly paler beneath. The [terminal] leaflet is frequently askew from the main [axis] of the [rachis].
The small, male and female FLOWERS occur on separate trees.
The [FRUIT] is flat, winged, 1 to 1½ inches long, ¼ to ⅓ inch wide, the wing portion extending well down past the middle of the terete, many-rayed body. The wing is sometimes square or slightly notched at the outer end.
The WOOD is heavy, hard, rather strong, brittle, and coarse-grained. It is used for the same purposes as white ash but is not as desirable.
SWAMP PRIVET (Common Adelia)
Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir.
Swamp privet or forestiera is found along river banks, lakes, and standing water over eastern Texas to the Colorado River. It is usually a large shrub but often becomes a small tree, less than 30 feet high, with a short trunk usually less than 8 inches in diameter. Its youngest branches are slender, somewhat hairy, slightly angular, and vary in color from yellowish-green to brown. They become darker and more rounded the second season.
SWAMP PRIVET (Leaves, one-fifth natural size; [fruit], one-half natural size)
The [BARK] is thin, dark brown to brownish-gray, close, and slightly ridged.