At long last I got one of my new saws out and put it to the test. A nice ash that became a victim of the E.A.B. There are 3 more to take down close to this one. The MS 660 with a 32" bar and full skip chain was a bit overkill for this tree but I just had to use is since I've had it for almost 2 months and haven't, until now, dropped a tree. . The damage is obvious. There was a lot of honeysuckle bush to cut before putting the tree on the ground. On the ground... From the top down What the little green monsters did to the tree,
Nice job Ralphie, better to have too much saw than not enough. Now all you have to do is get it cut up.
Wow... I've never seen what the EAB does to a tree... County Forester is coming out to my place to see if the few Ash trees I'll have left can be treated and saved this spring... hope to save at least the one right south of the house for shade! ~Nathan
I understand E.A.B is in southeast NY and maybe nearing your way, if not already there. All I can say is good luck. And if they do show up, start cutting. Don't let trees get to the state in my picture. The larva that were in that tree matured and left the tree to infect others in the area. Cut the tree at the very first sign of the little devils. If you cut the tree early it will kill the larva and slow the spread.
[QUOTWoodrat1276, post: 255088, member: 2242"]Nky area walton ky[/QUOTE] Wow, you're right up the street from me! I'm about 8 miles from the Flying J in Walton.
Wow, you're right up the street from me! I'm about 8 miles from the Flying J in Walton.[/QUOTE] sweet I will remember that. From time to time i come across big opportunities for firewood more than i can handle and always plenty to share.
Treating them can be expensive. ..be warned. It is priced per caliper inch. I have a 15 inch ash tree that gets an injection of tree'age every other year that costs $150 per shot with no guarantee. The basal drench method is cheaper, but less effective and must be done annually. If they have already started to lose leaves on some of the branches, it's too late. The next year will be much worse. Year 3 and it won't leaf out at all.
I've not lost any leaves yet... EAB is just starting to show up in Iowa, there was one "confirmed case" in the county I live in... but in talking to the county extension office forester she told me where to find the tree, it's still standing full of leaves (as of last summer) and no bark damage, and it was a "confirmed tree" back in 2013... Forester lady has no clue who "confirmed" it. We have a large population of tree huggers in town that think they know everything she is guessing one of them "confirmed" it and reported it to the state forester. Rumor in town is they are spending big money treating trees with a government grant. Tax dollars at work. I had 5 good sized ash trees on my 15 acers, but between clearing fence rows and the power company dropping one Un announced I'll be down to just one... If the treatment can save it, the shade it casts on the house all summer is worth it to me. When we bought this place 3... wait 4 years ago the pine tree wind break to the north was all but dead, took them all out this summer and are really missing them now. I hate the idea of loosing shade or windbreak trees... but love dropping trees in the timber.... ~Nathan
FarmHand78 My town is also spending millions per year cutting instead of treating all the ash from parks, roadside right of ways etc. No grant $ either. Just wait...it only gets worse. I have burnt nothing but EAB killed ash for a couple years now. More free wood than you can shake a barkless stick at. The tree guys literally can't keep up with the little green monsters. Sounds like treatment would work for you. They like to treat in may here in indiana so get on somebody's list soon.
Looked up some info on it last night. My county was quarantined as of 2010, and had one reported case as of 2013. The surrounding counties have quite a bit more. It looks to have originated around the larger cities like Buffalo and Rochester. Then I looked on CL - found several ads from people selling ash firewood in some harder hit areas, and at least one of them was definitely EAB kill judging from the pics. So it looks like it's just a matter of time. I guess I have a new project this year - banking some seeds to re-plant after EAB wipes them all out. Hopefully the little buggers will become a victim of their own success, and die off or sharply decline in number once they eat themselves out of house and home. Treatment won't be an option for me - I have 100's if not 1000's of them in the entire 77 acres that I manage.
