This is a field guide for an education project at the Harvard Forest.
Fraxinus nigra (Black Ash) is a species of Fraxinus (ash) native to much of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, from western Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba, and south to Illinois and northern Virginia.
Catalpa speciosa, commonly known as the Northern catalpa, Hardy catalpa, Western catalpa, Cigar tree, and Catawba-tree, is a species of Catalpa that is native to the midwestern United States in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green Ash or Red Ash) is a species of ash native to eastern and central North America, from Nova Scotia west to southeastern Alberta and eastern Colorado, south to northern Florida, and southwest to eastern Texas.
Syringa vulgaris (Lilac or Common Lilac) is a species of Syringa in the olive family Oleaceae, native to the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, where it grows on rocky hills.
Fraxinus americana (White Ash or American Ash) is a species of Fraxinus native to eastern North America found in mesophytic hardwood forests from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, south to northern Florida, and southwest to eastern Texas.