Leaves

• 25.5-40.5 cm in length
• 7-10 stalkless leaflets in pairs on a stout stem
• leaflets are fine-tooth, lance-shaped
• 7.5-12.5 cm in length
• slender tip, dark green above, paler below
• smooth except for tufts of hair along the mid-vein below

Fruit

• 2.5-4 cm in length
• thin, oblong samara
• wing extending to the base of the seed cavity, completely surrounding it, often twisted
• shed during autumn and early winter

Bark

• grey and slightly roughened on young stems
• scaly and shallowly furrowed into soft ridges on older trunks

General

• found only on the west coast of the Island, south of Bonne Bay
• one of the most northerly growing ashes
• confined to west sites along rivers or the margins of swamps
• grows 12-18 m in height with a 30-50 cm diameter
• used commercially for interior finish, fixtures and cabinet work