tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21247637.post4477803507850327242..comments2023-11-28T00:55:31.192-05:00Comments on The Ohio Nature Blog: Agrilus planipennis- Coming to an Ash Tree near You!Tom Arbourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01919759721690261620noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21247637.post-88850347630833367452009-12-22T09:08:35.950-05:002009-12-22T09:08:35.950-05:00You can find a lot of information on emerald ash b...You can find a lot of information on emerald ash borer on www.emeraldashborer.info.Robin Usbornehttp://www.emeraldashborer.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21247637.post-86612508351510064692009-12-18T12:29:27.600-05:002009-12-18T12:29:27.600-05:00Maybe it was 2003....sorry...and for the record, I...Maybe it was 2003....sorry...and for the record, I'm a wildlife biologist, so I've never liked the trees. They don't provide great nesting habitat and they don't provide food for wildlife. Boo hiss!Swamp Thinghttp://rivermud.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21247637.post-76904012539217212782009-12-18T12:27:45.860-05:002009-12-18T12:27:45.860-05:00I first heard of it in 2004, when we had a shipmen...I first heard of it in 2004, when we had a shipment of reforestation trees from OH go into quarantine here in Maryland. At that time, W Ash & G Ash were both HEAVILY used in reforestation and all types of other planting plans in the Mid-Atlantic - they have a good form, deer sort of leave them alone, and they don't have "pesky" nuts (to dent cars) or fruits (to stink up somebody's yard). <br /><br />By 2006, Maryland DNR would not accept any ash tree in a state-funded or required planting plan. DNR moved really fast to stay on top of it - including mowing down entire streets of Ash trees if just one tree is found to be infested - but despite their best efforts, EAB seems to be self-sustaining here as of 2008.Swamp Thinghttp://rivermud.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21247637.post-77534272992614484882009-12-17T07:47:47.483-05:002009-12-17T07:47:47.483-05:00Hi Tom-
Thanks for this great post and photos on...Hi Tom-<br /> Thanks for this great post and photos on a not-so-happy topic. But it is best to be informed and wary. While visiting a massive ash in Johnson Woods I too reflected on this sad passing of our native trees.<br /><br /> What's next? Hemlock Woolly Adelgid- unless we get folks educated to recognize and report outbreaks as they occur.<br /><br />Thanks for all you do to educate (and entertain)on behalf of nature.<br /><br />CherylWeedpicker Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529273252200443042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21247637.post-9010102846943441482009-12-16T18:55:07.758-05:002009-12-16T18:55:07.758-05:00Scott-
From seeing what I've seen, your trees...Scott-<br /><br />From seeing what I've seen, your trees don't have a chance. It takes about five years from the first infestation in a stand until the trees are almost completely dead. We need a better system at the federal level to help keep the next EAB out of our hemisphere.<br /><br />TomTom Arbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01919759721690261620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21247637.post-2993941482431832062009-12-16T12:11:50.550-05:002009-12-16T12:11:50.550-05:00I planted 1,000 white ash trees at my natural area...I planted 1,000 white ash trees at my natural area preserve in s.e. PA as a forest restoration project back in 2000. (Why it was a monoculture is too complicated to go into here.) The trees are 40 feet tall now and providing all the shade I anticipated. I expect to be replanting the stand (with a mixture this time) in the very near future. It's all so discouraging.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.com