Ash, black

Botanical name: Fraxinus nigra, F. profunda

 

Other names: US: black ash, pumpkin a. UK: ash FR: frêne DE: Esche IT: frassino VL: essen L: Amerikaans essen

 

The heartwood of black ash is a darker brown than that of American white ash; the sapwood is light-colored or nearly white. The wood of the black ash group is lighter in weight (basic specific gravity of 0.45 to 0.48) than that of the white ash group (basic specific gravity greater than 0.50).

Principal uses for the black ash group are decorative veneer, cabinets, millwork, furniture, cooperage, and crates.