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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | 1) Another name for Bremen blue. | + | 1) Another name for [[Bremen blue]]. |
| − | 2) A variety of [[ash | + | 2) A variety of [[ash (wood)|ash]] tree, ''Fraxinus quadrangulata'', native to central North America. Blue ash produces a strong flexible wood used for furniture, tool handles, and sporting goods (baseball bats). Early settlers made a blue dye from the inner bark of the tree. |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | 2) Fraxinus quadrangulata | + | 2) ''Fraxinus quadrangulata'' |
| − | == | + | ==Physical and Chemical Properties== |
| − | 2 | + | 2) ''Fraxinus quadrangulata'' |
| + | * Medium tree growing to 20 m. | ||
| + | * Bark=ashy gray to light brown with scale changing to deep, irregular fissures with age, twigs have four ridges producing a squarish shape. | ||
| + | * Leaves= compound with 7-9 opposite, lanceolate, serrated leaflets. | ||
| + | * Fruit=wide-winged samara with flat seed. | ||
| − | == | + | == Resources and Citations == |
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 75 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 75 | ||
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
| − | * | + | * Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (Accessed Dec. 9, 2005) |
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ash (Accessed Dec. 9, 2005) |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:31, 8 May 2022
Description
1) Another name for Bremen blue.
2) A variety of ash tree, Fraxinus quadrangulata, native to central North America. Blue ash produces a strong flexible wood used for furniture, tool handles, and sporting goods (baseball bats). Early settlers made a blue dye from the inner bark of the tree.
Synonyms and Related Terms
2) Fraxinus quadrangulata
Physical and Chemical Properties
2) Fraxinus quadrangulata
- Medium tree growing to 20 m.
- Bark=ashy gray to light brown with scale changing to deep, irregular fissures with age, twigs have four ridges producing a squarish shape.
- Leaves= compound with 7-9 opposite, lanceolate, serrated leaflets.
- Fruit=wide-winged samara with flat seed.
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 75
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (Accessed Dec. 9, 2005)
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ash (Accessed Dec. 9, 2005)