Fast growth rate. Will grow in wet soils. Adaptable to many situations. Produces heavier shade than other ashes.
Seeds are a detriment.
Opposite, pinnately compound, 5-9 ovate to lanceolate leaflets of equal size. More lanceolate than F. americana. Shiny green in summer, may be yellow in fall. Rounded, dark-brown, set above leaf scar. Leaf scar straight at top.