Black Ash tree leaves grow out later than White and Green Ash, appearing in late spring rather than early spring. Winged seeds and flowers develop during the fall, and the Black Ash tree’s bark is softer than the other Ash trees.

Are ash trees late to leaf?

The ash leaf is a compound, pinnate leaf. The central stem of the compound leaf bears 9 – 13 leaflets in pairs, with one at the tip. There are no stalks to the side leaflets. … The leaves appear relatively late in Spring, and are amongst the first to be shed in Autumn.

What time of year do ash trees get leaves?

You won’t usually see the leaves appear until after April, this is closely followed by purple clusters of flowers that appear in early May. Ash leaves are made up of many opposing leaflets, which lie along a midrib; the whole leaf is on a stalk.