[The Olive or Ash Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Oregon Ash

Fraxinus latifolia

Synonyms: Fraxinus americana ssp. oregona, Fraxinus oregona, Fraxinus oregona var. latifolia)

Close-up of the winged fruits and a pinnately compound leaf of Oregon Ash: Fraxinus latifolia (Synonyms: Fraxinus americana ssp. oregona, Fraxinus oregona, Fraxinus oregona var. latifolia))

Oregon ash with its winged fruit well-formed and the pinnately compound leaf visible as seen along the Springwater Trail east of Gresham, OR between Palmblad Avenue and Rugg Road.......July 8, 2011.

Leaves and inflorescences of Oregon Ash: Fraxinus latifolia (Synonym: Fraxinus oregona) - Stem and bud of Oregon Ash: Fraxinus latifolia (Synonyms: Fraxinus americana ssp. oregona, Fraxinus oregona, Fraxinus oregona var. latifolia)) - Inflorescence of Oregon Ash: Fraxinus latifolia (Synonyms: Fraxinus americana ssp. oregona, Fraxinus oregona, Fraxinus oregona var. latifolia)) - Young leaf of Oregon Ash: Fraxinus latifolia (Synonym: Fraxinus oregona)

Several views of Oregon ash in bloom along the Springwater Trail between Gresham, OR and Boring, OR.........May 21, 2011.

Oregon Ash: Fraxinus latifolia (Synonyms: Fraxinus americana ssp. oregona, Fraxinus oregona, Fraxinus oregona var. latifolia)) - Fall leaf color of Oregon Ash: Fraxinus latifolia (Synonyms: Fraxinus americana ssp. oregona, Fraxinus oregona, Fraxinus oregona var. latifolia)

Oregon ash at left with its winged fruit well-formed as seen along the Springwater Trail east of Gresham, OR between Palmblad Avenue and Rugg Road......July 8, 2011. The image at right shows the fall colors of an Oregon ash as seen at the webmaster's woodland garden in Gresham, OR......October 12, 2024.

Paul Slichter