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Ash Trees - Black, White, Green

Black Ash

Black Ash is also called swamp ash, hoop ash and basket ash. The ash tree grows to the height of 30'-70' and between 1' to 1 1/2" in diameter. It is a small to medium sized tree with a slender trunk and a rounded crown.

Black Ash is the only eastern ash with stalkless leaflets. The winter leaf buds are blue black. The dark green foliage emerges late in the spring and drops early in the fall. The Black Ash likes to grow in cold swamps and bogs.

The leaf is between 10"-16" long with 7-11 leaflets with 4" to 5". The flower is purplish and emerges in the early spring. The fruit on the Black Ash is 1"-1 1/2" long and comes in the late summer.

The bark of the Black Ash is gray and soft, it fissures into scaly plates that when rubbed can reduce into a powdery substance. Black ash easily separates into thin layers and the strips of wood are used in making baskets, hoops for barrels and chair bottoms. Sometimes ash is used for interior finishing by carpenters.

White Ash

White Ash can grow between 70' to 100' in height and 2'-3' in diameter. This is a medium to large size tree with a straight trunk and dense symmetrical crown. The bark fissures make diamond pattern. Older trees have buttressed trunk base and massive branches. When growing in the forests the lower branches may start high on the tree.

White Ash is one of the world's tallest and largest ashes. It is usually planted as a shade tree and as an ornamental for its beautiful fall foliage. The leaf on the White Ash is 8"-12" long with 5 or 9 leaflets that are between 3"-5" long and 1 1/2" to 3" wide. The color is glossy, dark green on top and grayish white underneath. The fall colors range from purple, bronze, gold and yellow all on the same leaf. The flower on the White Ash is purplish in the early spring and 1"- 1/2" long.

The White Ash is also called the Biltmore Ash and likes to grow in moist rich soil that is well drained. White Ash has tough wood that is strong it is used mainly for oar handles and baseball bats.

Green Ash

Green Ash is also called swamp ash and can grow between 60' to 70'. Green Ash is a medium sized tree and the diameter can be between 1 1/2' to 2' in width. The Green Ash has a tall trunk and a compact crown. Bark fissures make a diamond pattern and it can be difficult to distinguish between it and the white ash.

The leaf buds sit above a leaf scar that is nearly straight across, not u-shaped and the leafstalks of the 2 basal leaflets on each leaf have flattened edges or "wings).

Green Ash is hardy and fast growing and is resistant to wind and floods. Green Ash likes to grow near flooded forests and along streams and swamps.

The Green Ash has glossy bright green leaves and the flower is purplish in early spring. The fruit is 1 1/4"-2 1/4" long samara. The wing extends from middle of narrow, cylindrical seed (much narrower than in the White Ash) in late summer to fall. Green Ash is used in making guitars it is lighter that White Ash.

This is our first article in our "know your trees" series. Northland Timber & Logging Company hopes that you enjoy this series of articles that we are publishing. The importance of this is so that landowners can better identify the trees that they have in their forest so that they can be maintained properly for future growth.

For more extensive information on Ash trees or for caring for the trees in your woods visit us at Northland Timber & Logging. We are a Michigan based company and focus primarily on family forests in lower Michigan.

Removing Black Hair Dye

Hair dye’s are used by people every where to give their hair a 3D’cle look making them look good, but when it comes to removing hair dye especially “Black†hair dye it’s a whole new aspect as it needs more attention and more precautions to attend to the health of the hair after the process. Removing black hair dye is a special case; continue reading and we tell you various methods of removing it from our hair and other undesirable places.

Removing black hair dye is a tricky process, and if it’s permanent the process gets trickier. The best way or method is to let nature of our body do it’s work, what do you mean you say, let your natural black hair outgrow the black dyed hair. If you in a hurry or your annual dinner is just round the corner and your need a quick hair do, bleaching with chemicals is the only way to go. Bleaching is a straining process, not for you of course with you sitting on the salon reading magazines with air conditioning; but to your hair.

Bleaching makes your hair stretchy and thin, as bleaching bleaches away the black dye and the outer layer of your hair making it fragile. If it’s done in a non-professional matter your hair may come loose on your comb, don’t get frighten like you got cancer. The main caution when removing black hair dye is that so it is to be removed evenly. After the bleaching process a toner is recommended to be used as this would reduce the orangey tone of the hair. It also acts as a conditioner for the hair preventing further damage.

Other options are also available to be used for removing black hair dye, which is to use other colored dyes to remove it after some mild bleaching and shampooing. A mixture of powder bleach and shampoo/conditioner is used, whilst preparing the mixture with equal parts of water. A creamy consistency or mixture is to be obtained after a mild mixing of the ingredients is done.

The mixture after been applied evenly and quickly slows down the bleaching process that actually strains the hair. This process is to be done at salons with people who are professionals in such fields, but for people that are equip with enough knowledge and practice it can be done at home. The time frame which the mixture is left on the hair is also a vital factor, if a short duration is at hand it would make the process easier but the whole process would take a much longer period of time as several trips are needed to complete the whole circle of process.

Black hair dye has to be dealt with respect, as it is difficult to be removed from any surface including skin and fabric. Applying Vaseline along the hairline is a good idea for prevention. Several other ways of removing black hair dye like rubbing cigarette ash, dipping milk in cotton balls, using WD-40, nail polish and hair spray over the stained area can also be applied.

Removing black hair dye

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What is a better wood for my stairs Black ash or white birch?

Balck ash. It smart and stylish whereas white will show the dirt.

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