Oleaceae Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.

Green Ash

Ojibwa - Fiber, Snow Gear

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 420

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Scientific name: Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.
USDA symbol: FRPE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Green Ash
Family: Oleaceae
Family (APG): Oleaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Snow Gear
Notes: All ash wood quite valuable and used for snowshoe frames and sleds.

RECRD: 170 id: 15292

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