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White Ash vs. Green Ash

Ash is one of the most important North American hardwoods, prized for its strength, flexibility, and shock resistance. The two most commercially significant species are White Ash and Green Ash.

Both species share excellent shock resistance and bending properties, but White Ash is preferred for professional baseball bats and premium applications.

Ash Grading & Pricing

Ash prices reflect strong demand for quality logs, especially as Emerald Ash Borer reduces supply:

Frequently Asked Questions About Ash Logs

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Ash Price Trends — Last 6 Months

Estimated $/MBF (Doyle scale) based on active listings and regional market data.

Prices are estimates only. Actual prices vary by grade, diameter, location, and buyer demand. See live listings for current asking prices.

About White Ash Timber

White Ash (Fraxinus americana) is a strong, stiff, and shock-resistant hardwood with properties that made it the traditional choice for baseball bats, tool handles, and sporting equipment for over a century. Its specific gravity is 0.60 — similar to white oak — and it has an open grain that bends and flexes well without fracturing, a critical trait for any application that must absorb repeated impact. The heartwood is grayish-brown to light brown with a coarse but straight grain; the wide sapwood is a creamy white. Ash works easily with both hand and machine tools, glues well, and takes stain and finish readily — it is often used as a substitute for oak in cabinetry and flooring.

White Ash and its close relative Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) were once abundant across most of the eastern United States, but both species have been devastated by the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), an invasive beetle first detected in Michigan in 2002 and now spread through nearly every state east of the Mississippi. EAB kills ash trees within 2–5 years of infestation, meaning that millions of acres of standing ash timber have died or are dying. This creates both urgency and opportunity for sellers: dead and declining ash can still be harvested for value, but deteriorates rapidly once dead. Uninfested ash from the leading edge of the EAB front — still found in parts of the South and scattered northern areas — commands premium prices.

Despite EAB devastation, demand for ash lumber and logs remains strong. Tool handle manufacturers (Seymour, Ames, and others), sporting goods companies, furniture mills, cabinet shops, and flooring producers all buy ash regularly. Some buyers are specifically seeking ash to process before full dieback makes harvest uneconomical. Per the KY Division of Forestry Q3+Q4 2025 report, delivered prices for Kentucky sound white ash sawlogs run $300-$600/MBF for #1/F2 grade; select/Prime logs bring $425-$900/MBF. Tool handle and sporting-goods specialty markets occasionally pay above canonical KDF ranges for clear, large-diameter ash.

Log Grades & What Buyers Pay — White Ash

Tips for Selling Ash

• Act now if you have standing ash. Ash killed or badly weakened by EAB deteriorates rapidly. Once woodpecker damage, sapwood staining, and bark slippage begin, log value drops significantly. Live or freshly killed ash is still fully marketable — dead ash standing for more than 2 seasons typically is not.
• Inspect logs for EAB galleries before loading. Buyers will check. Emerald Ash Borer creates distinctive S-shaped galleries just under the bark. Logs with heavy gallery damage in the sapwood are typically rejected or heavily discounted by quality-sensitive buyers like handle mills and furniture shops.
• Straight grain is everything for tool handle buyers. Handle manufacturers need tight, straight-grained wood that won't split under impact. Twisted grain, knots, or compression wood disqualifies logs from the premium handle market. Mention grain character in your listing if you have exceptional material.
• Know your state's EAB quarantine rules. Many states have EAB quarantine zones restricting movement of ash logs and firewood. Moving ash across quarantine boundaries without the appropriate documentation is a federal violation. Check your state's Department of Agriculture rules before arranging transport.
• Market alive and dead ash separately. If you have a mix of live and EAB-killed ash, list them separately. Buyers price these very differently. Mixing grades reduces your overall return and complicates negotiations.