White Ash Range [2]

White ash inhabits eastern North America. It grows from Nova Scotia west to eastern Minnesota and south to Texas and northern Florida.
It is cultivated in Hawaii. [1]

The wood of white ash is economically important due to its strength, hardness, weight, and shock resistance. It is second only to hickory
(Carya) for use in the production of tool handles. Nearly all wooden baseball bats are made from white ash. The wood is also used in furniture, antique vehicle parts, railroad cars and ties, canoe paddles, snowshoes, boats, doors, and cabinets.

White ash is an important source of browse and cover for livestock and wildlife. The samaras are good forage for the wood duck, northern bobwhite, purple finch, pine grosbeak, fox squirrel, and mice, and many other birds and small mammals. White ash is browsed mostly in the summer by white-tailed deer and cattle. The bark of young trees is occasionally used as food by beaver, porcupine, and rabbits.

White ash's ability to readily form trunk cavities if the top is broken and its large d.b.h. (24 to 48 inches [61-122 cm]) at maturity make it highly valuable for primary cavity nesters such as red-headed, red-bellied, and pileated woodpeckers. Once the primary nest excavators have opened up the bole of the tree, it is excellent habitat for secondary nesters such as wood ducks, owls, nuthatches, and gray squirrels. [1]

The ages of these two white ash trees are unknown