White Ash (Fraxinus americana)

Family: Oleaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Green. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval, Pyramidal, Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

tasting syrup is drawn from the tree. — A bitter tasting syrup is drawn from the tree.; The report gives no more details and does not directly say that the syrup was used as food.; It was quite possibly only used medicinally.

Habitat & North American Range

Rich upland to lowland woods. Usually found in association with other hardwood trees in well-drained soils on slopes. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)