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Plants
Diamond-ridged bark and compound leaves; most mature trees have been lost to borer.
Field facts
HabitatUpland and mesic forest
RangeStatewide
When to lookPurple autumn colour
StatusThreatened by emerald ash borer (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesGreen Ash, Boxelder
Field note: Ash wood still makes the best baseball bats and tool handles.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Do not move firewood between counties — that is how the borer travels.
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