[Lalalally]

Another invasive species wreaking havoc. Very sad.
https://m.newstimes.com

[beer belly]

https://m.newstimes.com/local/articl...y-13321827.php
Redding will give it to residents for firewood for free. Public Works will even deliver it to the end of their driveways.
....I wish I could grab some of that free firewood

[Brian26]

I have 2 gorgeous huge old ash trees in my yard that I have been treating with insecticide in a bid to keep them alive. My uncle planted them in 1958 when he bought the house new. I bought the house 5 years ago and love the trees. Just about every other untreated ash in my neighborhood is completely dead. Mine is hanging on with just a few dead branches. The top is still healthy as the first sign of a sick ash tree is the top canopy dies off.



It is said that 8+ billion ash trees will go extinct in North America from the ash borer. The only way to stop the borers is to treat them with insecticides. They are native from China and have no predators here.


Google street view from 2011 when there were no ash borers in CT yet. 2nd picture is current picture. Notice the completely dead ash in the background at my neighbors.

[Cambium]

That's nice the town is giving away the logs to residents! Very cool! Guess it's useless at the mills.


I was talking to a tree guy and he was saying there was another kind of disease going around (Not Elm or Ash) and that he's been taking down the trees more and more. I can't remember which!

[Lalalally]

I saw one of the beatles once - dead on my back stoop. It caught my attention because it was like nothing I had ever seen before. It was the most beautiful jewel-tone green color. It was just a few weeks after it was first confirmed as being in Sherman, CT. I bagged it up and brought it to my Town Hall and they confirmed that is what it was and it then was officially in New Fairfield at that point too. I think it was the summer of 2012 (maybe 2013). It’s been awhile either way.

[WouldLoveTo]

Originally Posted by Cambium

That's nice the town is giving away the logs to residents! Very cool! Guess it's useless at the mills.


I was talking to a tree guy and he was saying there was another kind of disease going around (Not Elm or Ash) and that he's been taking down the trees more and more. I can't remember which!

I know birches have to be treated for something, one of my clients has a tree guy come in a few times a year for his.

[Lalalally]

Originally Posted by Brian26

I have 2 gorgeous huge old ash trees in my yard that I have been treating with insecticide in a bid to keep them alive. My uncle planted them in 1958 when he bought the house new. I bought the house 5 years ago and love the trees. Just about every other untreated ash in my neighborhood is completely dead. Mine is hanging on with just a few dead branches. The top is still healthy as the first sign of a sick ash tree is the top canopy dies off.



It is said that 8+ billion ash trees will go extinct in North America from the ash borer. The only way to stop the borers is to treat them with insecticides. They are native from China and have no predators here.


Google street view from 2011 when there were no ash borers in CT yet. 2nd picture is current picture. Notice the completely dead ash in the background at my neighbors.

Thanks for posting the pics. I’m not good at identifying trees but I have a few half dead ones in the woods behind my yard. They look exactly like the pictures you posted. I’m sure now that they’re ash trees and are dying because of the ash borer
PS so sorry that it’s happening on your nice tree lined street. The trees that I’m losing are in a wooded area with many other types mixed in so the impact is not as great

[retiree2011]

Originally Posted by WouldLoveTo

I know birches have to be treated for something, one of my clients has a tree guy come in a few times a year for his.

your client has a good tree guy - most want to cut everything down. I hope he is successful in saving his.

[Masterful_Man]

Sad to see that globalism is even wreaking havoc on our trees.

With all the cheap crap being imported from China, a few insects here and there make the journey, and our environment is facing the consequences.

[Solstodur]

Originally Posted by Cambium

That's nice the town is giving away the logs to residents! Very cool! Guess it's useless at the mills.


I was talking to a tree guy and he was saying there was another kind of disease going around (Not Elm or Ash) and that he's been taking down the trees more and more. I can't remember which!

Oak wilt?