{"id":673,"date":"2021-12-14T21:39:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T02:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/blog\/uncategorized\/green-ash\/"},"modified":"2022-02-25T10:19:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T15:19:37","slug":"green-ash","status":"publish","type":"cpt_trees","link":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/trees\/green-ash\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Ash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/104A_GreenAsh_Ike.webp\" alt=\"104a Greenash Ike\" class=\"wp-image-987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/104A_GreenAsh_Ike.webp 540w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/104A_GreenAsh_Ike-225x300.webp 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption>Quarryville Elementary School,\u00a0 211 South Hess Street, Quarryville PA (behind the school)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This tree, a female, is the certified direct descendant of an ash growing at Dwight Eisenhower\u2019s birthplace and boyhood home in Dennison TX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the first such Eisenhower Green Ash Memorial Trees was planted at the French Embassy in Washington D.C. to honor\u00a0the U.S president who commanded the Normandy invasion during World War II. Inspired by the planting at the French Embassy, VFWs and corporate sponsors later paid tribute to World War II veterans by planting Eisenhower ashes in an initiative called Operation Silent Witness. Between Memorial Day (May 28) and D-Day (June 6)\u00a0in 2001, thou- sands of green ashes\u00a0were planted at\u00a0VFW Posts and other locations across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Q-Elementary tree, planted in 1999, is a beautiful specimen. \u00a0It&#8217;s uncertain, however, whether the tree is currently being protected against Emerald Ash Borer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This amazing species is hardy in USDA zones 3-9, grows&nbsp;across most of the United States and Canada, and thus has the largest natural range of any of our native ashes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" data-id=\"989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/104B_GreenAsh_JPG.webp\" alt=\"104b Greenash Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/104B_GreenAsh_JPG.webp 540w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/104B_GreenAsh_JPG-300x225.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"332\" data-id=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/104D_GreenAsh1_JPG.webp\" alt=\"104d Greenash1 Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/104D_GreenAsh1_JPG.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/104D_GreenAsh1_JPG-226x300.webp 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/104C_GreenAsh2-1_JPG.webp\" alt=\"104c Greenash2 1 Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/104C_GreenAsh2-1_JPG.webp 540w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/104C_GreenAsh2-1_JPG-225x300.webp 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Scott Peiffer, Kathleen Hood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":987,"template":"","tax_tree-categories":[15],"acf":{"scientific_name":"Fraxinus pennsylvanica"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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