There are ashes and elms around this area, which is an old farmstead windbreak. It usually grows in the shelter belt, on the prairies and on dry river banks. The green ash leaflets are smooth and green. They are 7 - 9 inches long and have long thin veins running through them. The bark is thin and brown.
Green ash is used as a source of wood for paddles, oars and baseball bats.
The genus species of the American elm is Ulmus americana . Grown trees commonly divide near the ground in several ascending limbs, forming a vase-shaped crown. The wood is used for baskets, grates, and cheese boxes. These trees are typical of moist sites, but they are widely planted as a shade tree. The American elm was seriously threatened by Dutch Elm Disease at one time, but some like these still prosper today.