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Ash – Fraxinus spp
Ash–fraxinus spp.
Both black and white Ash are common trees across Ontario. Black Ash is often associated with wet sites in central and northern Ontario. White Ash is more common in the south on drier sites. Ash in Ontario has been impacted dramatically by emerald Ash borer over the past few years, especially in the southwest.
Ash has a very hard and strong wood and has been used for tool handles, baseball bats and furniture, but is used as pulp and is excellent firewood. Ash represents very little of Ontario’s annual harvest, and is 0.5% of its growing stock volume.
Map of Ash relative occurrence
Enlarge map of Ash relative occurrence
Area and proportion of Ash in the AOU (area in hectares)
Statistic | Crown | Parks and protected areas | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total Area Containing Ash | 289,334 | 48,825 | 467,024 | 805,183 |
1-25% of stand | 256,855 | 41,701 | 394,952 | 693,508 |
26-50% of stand | 19,749 | 4,321 | 45,884 | 69,954 |
51-75% of stand | 7,002 | 1,486 | 14,656 | 23,143 |
76-100% of stand | 5,729 | 1,318 | 11,532 | 18,579 |
Average Proportion in All Forest (%) | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Area of Ash Working Group | 23,557 | 5,380 | 53,706 | 82,643 |
Growing stock volume of Ash in the AOU (volume in thousands of cubic metres)
Statistic | Crown | Parks and protected areas | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gross Total Volume | 7,057 | 1,416 | 14,143 | 22,616 |
Net Merchantable Volume | 5,271 | 1,060 | 10,328 | 16,659 |
Current Annual Increment | 67 | 13 | 155 | 235 |