Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra)

Photographed the Black Ash in the Mountjoy Historical Conservation Area in Mountjoy in the Township of Mountjoy in the City of Timmins located in Northeastern Ontario Canada

 

Fraxinus nigra, the black ash, is a species of ash native to much of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, from western Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba, and south to Illinois and northern Virginia Formerly abundant, as of 2014 the species is threatened with near total extirpation throughout its range, as a result of infestation by a parasitic insect known as the Emerald Ash Borer.

 

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Uploaded on August 17, 2023
Taken on August 16, 2023