I took an Ash off my property with all the classic signs 3 years before the state said it was here. That was when I was still in the Milw. metro area. Now the amount of depredation seen driving to my shop from my current abode, some 45 mi. out is staggering.
I don't have any Ash, that I know of. Saw a thing on the news the other day, it's hitting northern Maine pretty hard, they said something about releasing a predatory non-stinging wasp that's supposed to prey on one of the life stages.
We have EAB coming into our area. Tree service wants $600 to treat a tree. No guarantees. States you have 50/50 chance treatment will kill the tree. Someone here suggeted they have used this tree treatment for EAB. I gave my ash a treatment in '18 and again this year in April. It has shown remarkable improvement. Treatment has some kind of fertilizer in it. Have not seen any D shaped holes. So far, so good.
I treated mine. No luck. My neighbor paid to have his professionally treated, and his two big ash are now in my yard in rounds. So.... Treating them doesn't work.
This ash stump was in the campsite next to us couple weeks ago. Dunno when tree was felled but less than a year based on the weathering. I wonder if they attack saplings?
I never have seen the EAB destruction until a few weeks ago in northern NY driving down the road. You can definitely see what used to be ash trees standing naked. We have a 500 acre woodlot in northern Maine about 100 miles from that infestation and the property has a lot of ash in places on it. Thinking about getting a few loads cut of marketable wood while I still can before it's gone.
I keep hoping our natural ecosystem will take care of the eab but am loosing hope. Remember when the Asian stink bugs were totally out of control? Our spiders, earwigs, some kind of wasp, and disease put them in check. It’s really sad that when it really matters nature isn’t fast enough. The ash has gone the way of the chestnut and the elm. I would rather have the trees than the great firewood opportunity’s we are seeing.
I read just the opposite online. Article said they prefer the young ash trees. Maybe small saplings are safe.
Cant say ive paid much attention to size. Big enough for firewood usage. I couldnt agree more with Winston .
Same here. I've been heating our house mostly with EAB Ash for years. It holds for a few years if left standing, but a lot of ours is starting to get punky from weak spots in the bark or from a rotted off limb or crotch. It doesn't last long once it's on the ground. Neighbor's heat with it too, but SO much here on our 60 acres of woods. It had been timbered out by my FIL just prior to us getting this property so it is all nice firewood size mostly 18" or less. When EAB showed up just about every Ash on the property was dead or almost dead within 3 years. There are a few small (under 3-4") Ash that seem healthy, but ???... I'm hearing Oak Wilt is next in our area... No cure, but kinda preventable.
