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| William Willard Ashe (04 Jun) 1872 - 1932 (18 Mar) |
| William Willard Ashe was an American forester and botanist who named hundreds of new plant species in his lifetime and is credited with perfecting long leaf pine cultivation in the southern United States. Born into a well-to-do family, Ashe was schooled at home until age 12, when he entered the Raleigh Male Academy. He then matriculated and graduated from the University of North Carolina in the same year (1891), before attending Cornell University, where he pursued a M.S., working with W.R. Dudley. His thesis, A study in American forest economy: the applicability of some of the principles of forestry to the state of North Carolina was completed in 1892, after which Ashe returned to his home state and began his career in forestry. As forester at the North Carolina Geological Survey, Ashe surveyed the state's forests with Gifford Pinchot,and producing a report, Timber Trees and Forests of North Carolina in 1897. Ashe joined the United States Forest Service in 1905 and rose through the ranks, serving as forester, forest inspector and chief of land acquisition in the eastern and southern United States. Ashe was known for his keen botanical eye and published 510 plant names, including two species of trees, Quercus margaretta and Crataegus margaretta in honor of his wife. Eight species bear the epithet ashei, named by others in tribute to Ashe himself. |
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| 1895. Ashe, William Willard. Notes on the Sumacs. Botanical Gazette (12): 548-549. | Google Scholar |
| 1897. Ashe, W. Willard. Notes on the Woody Plants of the South Atlantic States. Botanical Gazette (5): 373-377. | Google Scholar |
| 1899. Ashe, W. W.. Contributions from My Herbarium. Botanical Gazette (4): 270-272. | Google Scholar |
| 1901. Ashe, W. W.. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE STUDY OF THE HAWTHORNS. The Plant World (6): 104-106. | Google Scholar |
| 1902. Ashe, W. W.. Notes on Some American Trees. Botanical Gazette (3): 230-234. | Google Scholar |
| 1903. Ashe, W. W.. New or Little-Known Woody Plants. Botanical Gazette (6): 433-436. | Google Scholar |
| 1918. Ashe, W. W.. NOTES ON BETULA. Rhodora (232): 63-64. | Google Scholar |
| 1919. Ashe, W. W.. Notes on Trees and Shrubs in the Vicinity of Washington. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (6): 221-226. | Google Scholar |
| 1920. Ashe, W. W.. Notes on Trees and Shrubs of Eastern North America. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (12): 581-582. | Google Scholar |
| 1921. Ashe, W. W.. NOTES ON RHODODENDRON. Rhodora (271): 177-179. | Google Scholar |
| 1922. Ashe, W. W.. Notes on Trees and Shrubs of the Southeastern United States. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (9): 265-268. | Google Scholar |
| 1922. Ashe, W. W.. NOTES ON TREES AND SHRUBS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICA. Rhodora (281): 77-79. | Google Scholar |
| 1923. Ashe, W. W.. NOTES ON TREES AND SHRUBS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. Rhodora (298): 179-183. | Google Scholar |
| 1923. Ashe, W. W.. Further Notes on Trees and Shrubs of the Southeastern United States. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (11): 359-363. | Google Scholar |
| 1926. Ashe, W. W.. Notes on Tilia. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1): 27-33. | Google Scholar |
| 1927. Ashe, W. W.. Magnolia cordata and Other Woody Plants. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (7): 579-582. | Google Scholar |
| 1928. Ashe, W. W.. Notes on Southeastern Woody Plants. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (8): 463-466. | Google Scholar |
| 1928. Korstian, C.F.. Factors Controlling Germination and Early Survival in Oaks. C. F. Korstian . Botanical Gazette (4): 467-468. | Google Scholar |
| 1929. Ashe, W. W.. A NEW OAK FROM FLORIDA. Rhodora (364): 79-80. | Google Scholar |
| 1931. Ashe, W. W.. NOTES ON VACCINIACEAE. Rhodora (393): 193-198. | Google Scholar |
| 1932. Coker, W. C., J. S. Holmes and C. F. Korstian. WILLIAM WILLARD ASHE. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (1): 40-47. | Google Scholar |