"Sorbus americana The tree species Sorbus americana is commonly known as the American mountain-ash. It is a deciduous perennial tree, native to eastern North America. The American mountain-ash and related species (most often the European mountain-ash, ""Sorbus aucuparia"") are also referred to as rowan trees. ""Sorbus americana"" is a relatively small tree, reaching in height. The American mountain-ash attains its largest specimens on the northern shores of Lake Huron and Lake Superior. It resembles the European mountain-ash, ""Sorbus aucuparia"". Native to eastern North America; The berries of American mountain-ash are eaten by numerous species of birds and small mammals, including"
"particularly birds in the winter and early spring. Sorbus decora Sorbus decora, commonly known as the northern mountain ash, showy mountain-ash, or dogberry, is a deciduous shrub or very small tree native to northeastern North America. It occurs throughout the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province, the New England-Acadian forest region, and the eastern Canadian boreal forests. Showy mountain-ash grows tall. Its leaves are odd-pinnately compound, with 11–17 leaflets. Each leaflet is long and wide. All parts are hairless to slightly hairy. Flowers are borne in 125- to more than 400-flowered panicles across. Each flower is across and has five white petals"
"Alphitonia petriei Alphitonia petriei known as the White Ash is a rainforest tree in the Buckthorn family. It grows in eastern and northern Australia. Other common names include Red Ash, White-leaf, Pink Almond and Pink Ash. It was originally collected from the Johnston River near Kuranda, and named in 1925 by K.W. Braid. The authors gave it the species name ""petriei"" after W.R. Petrie, who alerted them to its distinctness. ""Alphitonia petriei"" is usually found as a small tree around tall. However, it has been recorded at tall with a stem diameter of 60 cm in Queensland. The trunk and"
"Sorbus decora Sorbus decora, commonly known as the northern mountain ash, showy mountain-ash, or dogberry, is a deciduous shrub or very small tree native to northeastern North America. It occurs throughout the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province, the New England-Acadian forest region, and the eastern Canadian boreal forests. Showy mountain-ash grows tall. Its leaves are odd-pinnately compound, with 11–17 leaflets. Each leaflet is long and wide. All parts are hairless to slightly hairy. Flowers are borne in 125- to more than 400-flowered panicles across. Each flower is across and has five white petals long, 14–20 stamens, and carpels with 3–4 styles."
"near Braidwood to Mount Tomah in the Blue Mountains. Usually found at a relatively high altitude on moist soils of a poor to medium level of fertility. Eucalyptus dendromorpha Eucalyptus dendromorpha, the Budawang Ash is an uncommon eucalyptus of south eastern Australia. It is usually a small tree or mallee, though larger specimens can exceed 40 metres in height. The specific epithet ""dendromorpha"" is made of two parts; “tree” and “shape”. The original specimen was collected in June 1901, by Richard Cambage at Macquarie Pass, west of Albion Park near Wollongong. Similar to the White Ash, the upper bark is"
"product called manna (see ""Fraxinus ornus""). Fraxinus angustifolia"" subsp. ""angustifolia has become a weed in many parts of Australia, where it is known as ""Desert Ash"". It has been widely planted as a street and park tree, and has spread to native bushland and grasslands, as well as stream banks and drainage lines, out-competing native plants for moisture, light and nutrients. Fraxinus angustifolia Fraxinus angustifolia, the narrow-leafed ash, is a species of ""Fraxinus"" native to central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia. It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20–30 m tall with a trunk up to"
"Trochocarpa montana Trochocarpa montana, the Mountain Tree Heath is an Australian shrub or small tree. It occurs at high altitude from the Barrington Tops to the Dorrigo region of northern New South Wales. The habitat is above 1000 metres above sea level in cool temperate rainforest, usually dominated by Antarctic Beech or Sassafras. The Latin specific epithet ""montana"" refers to mountains or coming from mountains. A small tree or shrub. The crooked trunk can be up to 30 cm in diameter, slightly flanged at the base. Often seen a few metres tall, but it can grow to ten metres. The"
"messmate stringybark and sometimes sold as ""Vic Ash"", ""Victorian Ash"", or ""Tasmanian Oak"". Alpine ash often grows in naturally occurring pure stands and regenerates only from seed. While occasional fires do not severely impact alpine ash forest, repeated fires in the same area can destroy stands because it takes roughly twenty years for seedlings to reach sexual maturity. Eucalyptus delegatensis Eucalyptus delegatensis, commonly known as alpine ash, woollybutt, gum-topped stringybark, and white-top, is a sub-alpine or temperate tree of southeastern Australia. A straight, grey-trunked tree, it reaches heights of over 90 metres in suitable conditions. The tallest currently known specimen"
"to resist the supernatural and is used for many different purposes. Mountain Ash is used by Druids and Darachs as well and can even be produced by them in a small circle for their protection as seen by Marin Morell and Jennifer Blake against the alpha pack and Scott McCall.Firstly it comes from a Rowan tree and is used as a barrier to protect from the supernatural as no supernatural being can cross a mountain Ash barrier. Furthermore, the wood can be used in buildings to provide further protection as seen in Beacon Hills Animal Clinic and later Scott McCall’s"
"trees. The tallest regrowth mountain ash in Victoria is currently named Artemis which can be found near Beenak at 302 feet (92.1 m) while the Ada Tree at 236 feet (72 m) is thought to be between 350 and 450 years old, but with a senescent crown and is a popular tourist destination in State forest east of Powelltown. Australia's the tallest measured living specimen of mountain ash, named Centurion, stands at 327.5 feet tall (99.6 m) in Tasmania. Whether a mountain ash over 400 feet high ever existed in Victoria is now almost impossible to substantiate but the early"
"at its base, which rivals that of the better known Boole tree in the Converse Basin Grove. The Methuselah Tree of the Mountain Home Grove is not to be confused with another Methuselah Tree in the White Mountains of eastern California that is a bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva), which at one time was considered to be the oldest tree in the world. When the tree was measured in the 1950s it had a height of about , but at some point prior to the 1980s the top was broken off, probably during a storm. This reduced the height to under"
"Rowan The rowans or mountain-ashes are shrubs or trees in the genus ""Sorbus"" of the rose family, Rosaceae. They are native throughout the cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the highest species diversity in the mountains of western China and the Himalaya, where numerous apomictic microspecies occur. The name ""rowan"" was originally applied to the species ""Sorbus aucuparia"" and is also used for other species in ""Sorbus"" subgenus ""Sorbus"". Formerly, when a wider variety of fruits were commonly eaten in Europe and North America, ""Sorbus"" was a domestically used fruit throughout these regions. It is still used in"
"range, and within a few years black ash is expected to be all but extirpated; a similar fate awaits green ash. In 2014, a U.S. Forest Service agent estimated that ""ninety-nine percent of the ashes in North America are probably going to die."" Blue ash and white ash are only slightly less affected. This wood is used by Native Americans of the North East for making baskets and other devices. The Shakers also made extensive use of the Black Ash for creating baskets. Also called Basket Ash, Brown Ash, Swamp Ash, hoop ash, and water ash. It is also a"
"Eucalyptus oreades Eucalyptus oreades, commonly known as the Blue Mountains ash, is a species of eucalyptus native to eastern Australia. First collected by Richard Thomas Baker and Henry George Smith at Adelina Falls near Lawson in the Blue Mountains on 22 April 1899, ""Eucalyptus oreades"" was described by Baker. The species name is derived from Ancient Greek ""oreades"" ""of the mountains"". Other common names include smooth-barked mountain ash and white ash. ""Eucalyptus oreades"" can reach 40 m in height, with a trunk up to 1.8 m (6 ft) in diameter at chest height. The smooth pale bark is deciduous, shedding"
"Big Tree (Washington) The Big Tree (also known as the Trout Lake Big Tree) was a massive Ponderosa pine tree in an old-growth pine and fir forest in southern Washington state, at the southern base of Mount Adams. The area is managed by the Mount Adams Ranger District of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The tree was tall with a diameter of , and was one of the largest known Ponderosa pines in the world. It had been stressed by attacks from mountain pine beetles and its death in 2015 was confirmed the following year. From the small farming community"
"million people with some of the highest quality drinking water, help to protect a greater portion of Mountain Ash forest and provide a greater area for protecting endangered and rare wildlife. Overall, the proposed park will protect approximately all of Victoria's Central Highlands. Yarra Ranges National Park Yarra Ranges National Park is located in the southeastern region of Australia, in the Victoria Central Highlands, 107 kilometres northeast of Melbourne. Established in 1995 and managed by the statutory authority Parks Victoria, the carbon-rich forest is home to the majestic Mountain Ash Tree, one of the tallest tree species in the world."
"Eucalyptus kybeanensis Eucalyptus kybeanensis, the Kybean Mallee Ash is an uncommon mountain eucalyptus of south eastern Australia. Usually a multi-stemmed mallee or small tree reaching 15 metres in height. Bark is smooth; near white, grey or somewhat greenish. ""Scribbles"" may be seen on the bark. The specific epithet ""kybeanensis"" refers to the location of the original specimen. Collected by Richard Cambage in November 1908 on sandy conglomerate soils, near the Kydra Trig of the Kybean Range. Which is part of the Great Dividing Range, around 26 kilometres from the town of Nimmitabel in south eastern New South Wales. The main"
"small flattened drupe; blue to purplish black in colour, maturing from November to February. Within the aril of the drupe is a ten ribbed bony endocarp, each of the ten cells within contains a seed. Trochocarpa montana Trochocarpa montana, the Mountain Tree Heath is an Australian shrub or small tree. It occurs at high altitude from the Barrington Tops to the Dorrigo region of northern New South Wales. The habitat is above 1000 metres above sea level in cool temperate rainforest, usually dominated by Antarctic Beech or Sassafras. The Latin specific epithet ""montana"" refers to mountains or coming from mountains."
"given the astringent sap of the tree as a medicine and as a protection against witch-craft. Some famous ash trees were the Tree of Uisnech, the Bough of Dathí, and the Tree of Tortu. The French poet who used Breton sources, Marie de France (late 12th century), wrote a lai about an ash tree. The Proto-Celti for 'ash' was *""onnos""; Old Irish, ""nin""; Irish, ""fuinseog""; Scots Gaelic, ""fuinnseann""; Manx, ""unjin""; Welsh, ""onnen""; Cornish, ""onnen""; Breton, ""onnenn"". The pome fruit and tree of the apple is celebrated in numerous functions in Celtic mythology, legend, and folklore; it is an emblem of"
"Sorbus aucuparia Sorbus aucuparia, commonly called rowan and mountain-ash, is a species of deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family. It is a highly variable species, and botanists have used different definitions of the species to include or exclude trees native to certain areas; a recent definition includes trees native to most of Europe and parts of Asia, as well as northern Africa. The range extends from Madeira and Iceland to Russia and northern China. Unlike many plants with similar distributions, it is not native to Japan. ""S. aucuparia"" has a slender trunk with smooth bark, a loose and"
"mountain ash, and the closely related ""Eucalyptus delegatensis ""is known as alpine ash or woollybutt. Tasmanian oak Tasmanian oak refers to the hardwood produced by three trees: ""Eucalyptus regnans"", ""Eucalyptus obliqua"" or ""Eucalyptus delegatensis"", when it is sourced from the Australian state of Tasmania. The hardwood timber is light-coloured, ranging from straw to light reddish brown. It is used in construction, including panelling and flooring, for furniture, and also for reconstituted board and high quality paper. When sourced from Victoria, the wood of ""Eucalyptus regnans"" and ""Eucalyptus delegatensis"" is called Victorian ash. The species are also widely known by their"
"Emmenosperma alphitonioides Emmenosperma alphitonioides known as the Yellow Ash or Bonewood is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It grows from Clyde River, New South Wales near Batemans Bay (35° S), to Cape York Peninsula in at the most northerly part of Australia. It grows in many different types of rainforest, in tropical, sub tropical and warm temperate rainforests. Growing to around 35 metres tall, and in diameter. The outer bark is fissured, silvery grey. The fissures become more evident on larger trees. The trunk is somewhat flanged at the base. The leaves appear almost ""featureless"", green, opposite, not toothed,"
"pedigree of magical associations: perhaps the most important is the Yggdrasil of Norse mythology, also known as the World Ash Tree. The “Christianized” version of the use of ash was when Mary used wood to light a fire in order to wash infant Jesus. In Romanian culture, it was thought that Jesus was born in a field and that he was kept warm by the head of an ash. The wassail party passes around a bundle of ash sticks, twigs or branches—the remnant of the previous year's faggot—bound with green ash withies, which is then placed onto the fire. It"
"hawthorn, California hazelnut, bitter cherry, vine maple, Douglas maple, and blue elderberry and contribute to a vibrant fall display. Big Tree, (also known as Trout Lake Big Tree), is a massive ponderosa pine tree in majestic, old growth pine and fir forests at the southern base of Mount Adams. The tree rises to a lofty with a diameter of , and is one of the largest known ponderosa pine trees in the world. As of 2015, however, the tree has been stressed by attacks from pine beetles. The large diversity of the flora around Adams is even more apparent in"
"Claret Ash The Claret ash or Raywood ash is a cultivar of ash tree, a seedling variant of the Caucasian ash (""Fraxinus angustifolia"" subsp. ""oxycarpa""). The original seedling was discovered near a group of assorted ash trees in Sewell's nursery in the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia about 1910, and later grown at the nearby property ""Raywood"" (former home of the Downer family). The tree was introduced to Britain in 1928 and to North America in 1956, although it did not become widely available there until 1979. The tree grows to around and has dark green leaves that turn"
"ash tree. Some scholars now think that in the past an error has been made in the interpretation of the ancient writings, and that the tree is most likely a European yew (""Taxus baccata""). Certain compounds found in the bark of yew trees were discovered by Wall and Wani in 1967 to have efficacy as anti-cancer agents. The precursors of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel (taxol) was later shown to be synthesized easily from extracts of the leaves of European yew, which is a much more renewable source than the bark of the Pacific yew (""Taxus brevifolia"") from which they were"
"Eucalyptus delegatensis Eucalyptus delegatensis, commonly known as alpine ash, woollybutt, gum-topped stringybark, and white-top, is a sub-alpine or temperate tree of southeastern Australia. A straight, grey-trunked tree, it reaches heights of over 90 metres in suitable conditions. The tallest currently known specimen is located in Tasmania and is 87.9 m tall. This height is sufficient to make it the 10th tallest species of tree. Among eucalypts, only ""Eucalyptus regnans"" grows taller. Alpine ash is a member of the Stringybark Group of eucalypts. The bark is thick, fibrous, and woolly at the base and smooth on the smaller branches. In the"
"Although not widely cultivated it is suitable for windbreaks or low shade areas and will grow quickly in sandy, acid type soils. Eucalyptus remota Eucalyptus remota, commonly known as the Kangaroo Island ash, the Kangaroo Island mallee ash, or the Mount Taylor mallee, is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family that is endemic to South Australia. First described by the botanist William Blakely in 1934 in the journal ""Key Eucalypts"" from samples collected by W.Gill in 1907 on Kangaroo Island. The tree has a mallee habit and can grow to a height with rough,finely-fissured, fibrous, grey bark on"
"Nothofagus cunninghamii Nothofagus cunninghamii, the myrtle beech, is an evergreen tree native to Tasmania and Victoria, Australia. It grows mainly in the temperate rainforests, but also grows in alpine areas. It is not related to the Myrtle family. It is often referred to as Tasmanian myrtle within the timber industry. ""N. cunninghamii"" was proposed to be renamed ""Lophozonia cunninghamii"" in 2013. There has been some controversy over the change in name from ""Nothofagus"" to ""Lophozonia"". These plants range from trees tall with large trunks to low-growing alpine shrubs less than 1 m tall. Maximum height is about . The leaves"
"Eucalyptus dendromorpha Eucalyptus dendromorpha, the Budawang Ash is an uncommon eucalyptus of south eastern Australia. It is usually a small tree or mallee, though larger specimens can exceed 40 metres in height. The specific epithet ""dendromorpha"" is made of two parts; “tree” and “shape”. The original specimen was collected in June 1901, by Richard Cambage at Macquarie Pass, west of Albion Park near Wollongong. Similar to the White Ash, the upper bark is smooth and pale, often covered with ""scribbles"". It is found growing in a variety of situations in central and southern areas of New South Wales, from Monga"
"areas of distribution however, are on the highland country of the Australian Alps, particularly in the state of Victoria. Eucalyptus kybeanensis Eucalyptus kybeanensis, the Kybean Mallee Ash is an uncommon mountain eucalyptus of south eastern Australia. Usually a multi-stemmed mallee or small tree reaching 15 metres in height. Bark is smooth; near white, grey or somewhat greenish. ""Scribbles"" may be seen on the bark. The specific epithet ""kybeanensis"" refers to the location of the original specimen. Collected by Richard Cambage in November 1908 on sandy conglomerate soils, near the Kydra Trig of the Kybean Range. Which is part of the"
"years of age do have a skirt of thicker corky bark which helps them resist low-intensity fires. Very fast growing in cultivation, ""Eucalyptus oreades"" is grown in plantations for timber, both in Australia and overseas in New Zealand and South Africa. Eucalyptus oreades Eucalyptus oreades, commonly known as the Blue Mountains ash, is a species of eucalyptus native to eastern Australia. First collected by Richard Thomas Baker and Henry George Smith at Adelina Falls near Lawson in the Blue Mountains on 22 April 1899, ""Eucalyptus oreades"" was described by Baker. The species name is derived from Ancient Greek ""oreades"" ""of"
"UK, the Food and Environment Research Agency reported that ash dieback had been discovered in mature woodland in Suffolk; previous occurrences had been on young trees imported from Europe. In 2016, the ash tree was reported as in danger of extinction in Europe. Ash is a hardwood and is hard, dense (within 20% of 670 kg/m for ""Fraxinus americana"", and higher at 710 kg/m for ""Fraxinus excelsior""), tough and very strong but elastic, extensively used for making bows, tool handles, baseball bats, hurleys, and other uses demanding high strength and resilience. Its robust structure, good looks, and flexibility combine to"