If you like this video please support this channel by watching the video advertisements. Watching the ads will allow me to improve the content and quality of the videos I make. Thanks for watching! Here are just a few websites that I use for learning about mushrooms, trees, plants, and a variety of other things. The following list is not all inclusive. The people on the mushroom hunting forums are very friendly and helpful. Mushroom hunting forums: http://www.northerncountrymorels.com/messageboard/index.php http://wildmushroomhunting.org/ Tree identification websites: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/trees-new/fraxinus_americana.html http://www.maine.gov/doc/mfs/pubs/ftm/ftm.htm http://uptreeid.com/ http://www.oplin.org/tree/ Plant resource websites: http://raems.com/edibles/wildmededibles.htm http://enature.com/home/indexNew.asp http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/ http://pfaf.org/user/default.aspx White ash, Fraxinus americana, is the number one tree host for morel mushrooms in northern Michigan. The area described in northern Michigan is near the 45th parallel north latitude-wise. Morels flourish at the 45th parallel north which is roughly the half way point between the equator and the North pole. The fall color of white ash typically starts out yellow, but eventually turns a distinct dark purple that can be seen for miles making it easy to distinguish from other ashes. Green or Red ash will be yellow and not turn purple. Black ash does not have the distinct diamond pattern on the bark as white and green ash do. Ash have opposite branching and the branch tips all point straight up toward the sky, they also leaf out later than most other tree species making them easy to spot from a distance, even in a thick eastern woodland. All Ash trees have compound leaves. Each leaf is comprised of a stem with a number of opposite arranged leaflets, this may seem meaningless, but, it is an important distinction to make when identifying plants. Trees are plants. The above features make ash tree identification easy, both up close and from a distance. If you'd like to learn about other trees and shrubs with opposite arranged leaves and branches that all host morel mushrooms please see my MAD DOG video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnRZog-vvno&feature;=plcp Please comment, rate, and subscribe! Would be tags: "morel habitat" "mushroom identification" "white ash tree identification" "green ash" "red ash" "black ash" "emerald ash borer" purple fall color northern Michigan diamond pattern bark big toothed aspen popple poplar black walnut "mushroom hunting tip" "how to find morel mushrooms" opposite alternate leaf arrangement 45th parallel "number one host" "plant classification" "shrub identification" mad dog MADDOG "mad capped horse" "MAD DOG" impostor "look similar" "toxic plant species" herbalism Fraxinus americana herbalist herbs medicine natural homeopathy outdoor sports hiking camping hunting fishing bushcraft survival gun knife axe ax saw gear review field test Believe in Jesus Christ Contact information: rw69cox@yahoo.com Roosevelt Cox Believe in Jesus Christ Contact information: rw69cox@yahoo.com Roosevelt Cox Please Donate: paypal.me/RooseveltCox Please Donate: https://www.paypal.me/RooseveltCox

• published: 15 May 2012
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