CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY TREE STUDY KIT
OREGON ASH
Background information:
- Oregon ash is in the Olive Family.
- It grows along the west coast of North America.
- It likes moisture and usually grows along streams.
- This is the only native species of ash in Marin County.
- The winged seeds are called samaras.
- The Oregon ash is a deciduous tree.
- Native Americans used ash wood for fuel, canoe paddles, canes, and digging sticks.
Some tribes used the bark for a medicine for worms, and mashed roots for wounds.
Roots were also used for basketry.
Leaf is 1/2 actual size