ash borer

They leave a d shaped hole, about the size of pencil, as they leave the bark. Valuable trees can be injected with a systemic insecticide, I think, but that's expen$ive...

Have to repair fence constantly because of the dead ash. The roads around here are covered with dead limbs from them. If you are going to cut one I sugest putting a rope in it and give it a good shake with the truck before cutting. I hear there is some pest or disease killing the black walnut trees west of here. I hope they were wrong. Anyone that way see evidence of this?

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City of Hamilton here, 1,000s of ash trees, their policy.... cut, transport, chip. NO logs sold as firewood or milled... jerks

I offered a 90/10 deal to then. THEY get 90%, drop logs off, I mill, sell boards.

jerks...

heard there's a bug killing pine trees now...

most(all ?) bugs are imported, in skids and boxes, nice...

I said only allow PLASTIC skids in... no response...

jerks

we're losing forest faster due to bugs than fires.

Jay

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john(MI) wrote:

Not much kills the bug. Cut the trees early and use them for furniture, or later and use for firewood. I lost one I had in the yard. I cut it down and now I have a new one about 30' tall from a sucker from the old roots! It's been growing for 3 or 4 years and shows no sign of dying. I guess once they kill all the tees they move on. We lost all of our ash way back, probably over 5 years now. Now we have standing dead ash and elm. It does make for readily available, seasoned, firewood.

I'm noticing the same thing here-- Once the bugs ravage an area, they seem to move on. Our Ash trees have all been dead for 5-10 years now and those that haven't already been cut are falling over from Rot. However, we have a neighbor that had 2 very nice, mature Ash trees he didn't want to lose. He treated them every year and it was expensive but they still look great. About 2 years ago, he got tired of spending the $$$$ to treat them them and stopped. So far, no issues but time will tell. I've also noticed a few suckers from dead trees in fence rows that look healthy. I guess the lesson there is if you have a tree you want to save and can keep the Ash Borrers away until the rest of the trees in the area are dead, you might be OK.

Edited by Dave974 - 10 Aug 2018 at 11:48am

Wanted to share a handy link containing lots of good EAB info and insecticide options: https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/EAB/index.php?page=faq

Neighbor had his cut down last winter. I have a large one in my yard that has them. Local city cut them all down. There are dead ash all over around here. i may check into the Bayer.

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thanks ya'll! thanks Chas...that bug on the penny makes it easier to what I need to look for! i'm gonna go back and read what Dave posted now.

Not a very good picture but dead ash tree with dead branches falling. Customer of mine I was working for this morning. They have a tree service scheduled to take down. Guy wanted to himself but is worried about the widow makers hanging.

You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails

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We lost all of ours around here. Cost is around $500 per year per tree.
Now I'm worried about the Oak wilt. Have some HUGE ones that are dead now. It's been 3 years since it started.

On another note though, I have seen about 20 American Elms growing. Most were about 2 to 3" around. They were supposed to all be dead from some disease, but they're making a comeback.

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Tree in the picture has a lean twoard the house. The loading of the branches could help in falling . I would have to see it in person to determine how to fall it. Leaners I have felled with a hydraulic jack.

The worry is about the the dead limbs falling as the tree is being cut. Take the dead limbs off with a bucket truck first and then fall it. Neat video on YouTube falling a nasty looking tree with a powerful hydraulic jack

You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails

1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF.

I did find some chemicals that are used, both injectable and spray on stuff, i'll write them all down and go see my chemical dealer, I still have my applicator license!

Ash Tree I cut for a friend. Measured 48" on the stump. My saw has a 3 ft. bar. As you see we jacked it over with his Porta Power so it would not fall in the open ditch.

Edited by klinemar - 13 Aug 2018 at 2:08pm

Dave, BTDTB!!!

LOL sure takes the edge of immediately, doesn't it?

A word to those not felling every day, these ash tree that have had the borer kill them, some are sound as a rock, but most are varying soundness at different heights over the stump I am finding. The quality of the hinge wood should always be treated s being suspect with the dead ash.Just as you would with any other dead tree you are felling.

When that hinge wood gets soft the tree becomes a challenge to manage

Well I learned this fact from a logger named Ray you don't cut timber on a windy day
Stay out of the woods when the moisture's low
Or you ain't gonna live to collect your dough! Lyric from the Johnny Cash song "Lumberjack".

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