Japanese name: アオダモ（青梻） Scientific name:Fraxinus lanuginosa f. serrata
[Overview]
A deciduous tree about 10 m tall, growing in the beech forest zone of the mountains. It is dioecious.
The bark is gray with vertical fissures. The young twigs and inflorescences are hairless.
Leaves are opposite, odd-pinnately compound, 10–20 cm long, with 3–7 leaflets. The leaflets are ovate with a sharply pointed tip and low, fine teeth on the margins.
In April–May, a panicle at the tip of the twig bears many small white flowers. The corolla is narrow and 4-lobed.
The fruit is oblong, 2–3 cm long, with a long wing, and hangs down.
[Uses]
The wood is tough and is used for tool handles and sports equipment such as baseball bats.
[Notes]
When a cut branch is put in water, the water turns blue.
