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joy
Citizen
Username: Joy
Post Number: 110
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 8:46 am: |     |
We have an Ash tree in our yard. the lower branches are dying.
is this normal? |
dgm
Citizen
Username: Dgm
Post Number: 141
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 8:51 am: | |
yup |
toad
Citizen
Username: Toad
Post Number: 87
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, September 12, 2003 - 5:42 am: | |
Could be anthracnose which is associated with cool damp spring conditions. |
tjohn
Citizen
Username: Tjohn
Post Number: 1750
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Friday, September 12, 2003 - 9:29 am: | |
followed by cool damp summer conditions |
wnb
Citizen
Username: Wnb
Post Number: 46
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Friday, September 12, 2003 - 9:47 am: | |
We lost 2 huge ash trees in the past couple of years, and have a close eye on the remaining two.
Look closely at the trunk, there may be an infestation. This is what happened to ours. You could see little holes in the bark where the bugs had burrowed thru the bark. Sometimes I'd even see one of them. I don't know anything can be done about it, except to get rid of the infested tree(s) before the infestation spreads to the others.
Have a tree expert come out and look. We used Ed Such at Evergreen Landscaping and Tree Service, 973 893 0009.
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joy
Citizen
Username: Joy
Post Number: 111
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, September 12, 2003 - 12:28 pm: | |
Thanks for the info.
I have checked the trunk for the dreaded long horn beetle holes and luckly have found nothing.
I'm leaning towards the fungal route because of the weather - but have have to take a closer look.
Toad - I've been meaning to give you a call to see if you can look at it for me. I'll give you a call when I have a free nano-second. |
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