Green ash named Urbanite

Abstract

A new and distinctive variety of Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata having shorter internodes, usually less than four inches long on first year stems, tighter crown being pyramidal symmetrical that maintains its shape, by leaflets of dark green above and silvery underneath, by a thicker bark on the trunk and by being disease and insect resistant.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and unique variety of green ash or Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata variety of pennsylvanica named Urbanite substantially described and illustrated herein characterized in that it differs from other varieties of the same species by the unique combination of shorter internodes, usually less than four inches long on first year stems, by the tighter, pyramidal symmetrical crown that maintains its shape, by the consistent color of the leaflets that are lustrous dark green above and silvery below, by the thicker bark on the trunk that makes young plants less susceptible to sun scalding, and by its apparent disease and insect resistance.