Synonyms:

• (=) Fraxinus americana var. biltmoreana (Beadle) J. Wright ex Fernald

Common names:

• American ash  (Source: AH 519) - English
• white ash  (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
• Amerikaanse esseboom  (Source: Weeds SAfr 2001) - Afrikaans
• Weiß-Esche  (Source: Zander ed16) - German
• vitask  (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

• Environmental: ornamental (fide Dict Gard)
• Environmental: shade/shelter (fide Dict Gard)
• Materials: wood (timber fide AH 519)
• Medicines: folklore (fide Herbs Commerce ed2)

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

• EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Quebec (s.), Nova Scotia, Ontario (s.), Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick]
• NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
• NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (e.), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska (e.), Oklahoma (http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/fram2.htm), Wisconsin]
• SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (n.), Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (http://tenn.bio.utk.edu/vascular/database/vascular-database.asp?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Oleaceae&GenusID=Fraxinus&SpeciesID=americana), Virginia]
• SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (e.)]


Cultivated (also cult.)

References:

1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
2. Erhardt, W. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage. 2000 (Zander ed16)
3. Hardin, J. W. 1974. Studies of the southeastern United States flora: 4. Oleaceae (Sida) 5:276.
4. Henderson, L. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12. 2001 (Weeds SAfr 2001)
5. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 (Dict Gard)
6. Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller Vascular plants of Illinois. 1955 (F IllJones)
7. Little, E. L., Jr. Important forest trees of the United States. 1978 (AH 519)
8. Little, E. L., Jr. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541. 1979 (Trees US)
9. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York. (F NE US)
10. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association) Flora of the Great Plains. (F GPlains)
11. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 (Herbs Commerce ed2)
12. Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource). (F Wisconsin)

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=316687. Accessed 7 junio 2026.