Pop ash is native to Cuba and portions of the southeastern United States. It prefers
swamps, flatwoods, bottomlands, and riverbanks.
Plants: Trees are up to 50′ (15 m) high.
Bark is light gray and thin, becoming rough and furrowed later.
Leaves: Compound, opposite leaves are
7-12″ (17-30 cm) long, comprised of odd pinnate leaflets up to 4 ⨉ 2″ (10 ⨉ 5 cm). Each leaflet is elliptical to
broadly lanceolate in shape, with smooth wavy edges or coarse teeth. Leaves are
dark green and hairless on top and paler green beneath.
Flowers: Clusters of inconspicuous male yellow flowers and green
female flowers appear before leaves appear in the spring. Individual flowers are ⅛″ (3.2 mm) in
size.
Fruits: 3-winged samaras 1½-2″ (3.8-5 cm) long,
with seeds that are sometimes bright purple.
4/11/2015 · Kirby Storter Park Boardwalk, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 15 × 10″ (37 × 25 cm)
4/11/2015 · Big Cypress Bend, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Florida · ≈ 2½ × 1½′ (79 × 53 cm)
4/11/2015 · Big Cypress Bend, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Florida
4/11/2015 · Kirby Storter Park Boardwalk, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)
4/11/2015 · Kirby Storter Park Boardwalk, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)
This relatively young tree has not yet developed the distinctive bark pattern of its older counterparts. · 4/11/2015 · Big Cypress Bend, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Florida
4/11/2015 · H. P. Williams Roadside Park, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 2 × 1′ (59 × 39 cm)