| Title | Ash |
| Origtitle | Franzinus Caroliniana |
| Caption | small tree, grows in swamps and wet soil. |
| Source | Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States. Canada Vol II page 602 Partulacaceae to Menyanthaceae |
| Type | painting |
| Origin | Book |
Ash (Fraxinus) is a member of the Olive Family of plants. Four species of ‘ash’ occur in eastern NC: F. caroliniana (water ash), F. americana ( American, or white ash), F. tomentosa (red or pumpkin ash), and F. pennsylvanica (red ash). p. 831 Radford, et al. (1968) ‘Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas’, Chapel Hill. - Dr. Vince Bellis
Lawson - pp. 74, 100 p.74 Quotes 1663 explorers to Cape Fear. Ash listed as trees seen along the river. p.100 Ash. Of Ash, we have two sorts, agreeing nearly with the English, but differs something in the Leaf, and much more in the Bark. Neither of them bears Keys [samaras, unique fruit type of Ash – Lawson is wrong here. He may not have seen the fruits, but all of our species produce them at the appropriate time of the year.] The Water-Ash is brittle. The Bark is Food for the Bevers. - Dr. Vince Bellis