Bugs are coming East

Emerald ash borer and feeds on green ash white ash blue ash and possibly a few other ash species it has devastated Ohio tree lines and land scapes
 
AxeTree said:
Emerald ash borer and feeds on green ash white ash blue ash and possibly a few other ash species it has devastated Ohio tree lines and land scapes
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We just got confirmation it's in our township also last week! 10 mins away from my house, we have a lot of Ash! Alarmingly enough the beech bark disease is hitting just as many mature beech trees but no one has raised any alarms or said anything about that either! A lot of very nice hardwoods going to be wiped out!
 
Great pic; that bug does a thorough job!

I got a dozen nice green ash in the nursery here in NC; kinda hard to sell right now...maybe they'll be sacrificed for some whacky pruning research.

Probly some 'improper' reduction cuts. :eek:

O and deevo, the beech bark disease I've seen is very treatable; post some pics at BugsnCrud and let Kevin see em!
 
Look into Arborjet and treeage its a very profitable and a very affective means of keeping ash healthy, look into different types of getting people to know about EAB has been found in your area, radio station, news. I wish I would of worked harder to educate people
 
guymayor said:
Great pic; that bug does a thorough job!

I got a dozen nice green ash in the nursery here in NC; kinda hard to sell right now...maybe they'll be sacrificed for some whacky pruning research.

Probly some 'improper' reduction cuts. :eek:

O and deevo, the beech bark disease I've seen is very treatable; post some pics at BugsnCrud and let Kevin see em!
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Thanks guy I will later, most of the mature ones are beyond treatment at this point in my subdivision and around. There was a good article in this months tcia mag, but doesn't go into treating the beech bark enough.
 
If there's interest in BBD, perhaps a new thread in "bugs and crud" [btw, I hate that expression, but the Forest Service uses that too!]
Having the new EAB discovery in "General Discussion" makes sense, but we are moving onto more specialized ground here!
 
I'm told it has been identified in Atlanta also. We don't have that many Ash trees, but we need to keep what we have for species diversity. The local mentality is Willow Oak and Crape Myrtle. Now there is one for some "improper" reduction cut research Guy! BTW, Great webinar today, enjoyed it!
 
EVERY Ash in my neighborhood near Mt. Vernon, VA is dead or affected by EAB. We have found EAB in Falls Church, Va as well
 
Rhode Island seems like it is the only state in NE where we don't have eab. Knock on wood, no pun, but I saw some purple traps hung up in some ash trees in my town. I don't know who put them up, but some people are bracing for the enemy at the gates.
 
Dudes....It's coming, been counting on it for a few years now. Ash are one of the worst trees we work with. We rate them low on the lubricity rating (how well the fallen brush flows into the chipper when man handled and how well ropes and trow balls flow through the crotches) and I don't look forward to working with the inevitable thousands going down in the near future..let's be real, as a business vested solely on trees, I do how ever look forward to the monetary boost.

Second... They have weak landscape appeal. They belong in the rural forest growing base ball bats. Clearly base ball bats are going to be made out of something else in most of our lives' times , bamboo.? They have poor colors in the fall here in the land of fall leaf peepers.

Does any one really like working with ash or think they are a near superior tree for their aesthetic appeal? Yeah they are a tree and we love all trees. Right on!
I'm behooved as to why any one would want to save one. If there was a lot of money, could the dinosaurs have been saved? Sharpen yer saws matey!
 
How far east are you talking? I live in pa and we have emerald ash borers here for quite some time now.
 
We will recommend under planting other species. We already have ashes failing without EAB. But we won't be just whacking them any time soon.
twig said:
How far east are you talking? I live in pa and we have emerald ash borers here for quite some time now.
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We're talking central NJ.
 
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