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Rural

Thanks guys, I figured the wood would be ok and you have confirmed that, we do have a quarantine area but I am not sure if it applies to sawn wood.

catalina

Here in Preston County West Virginia (PA and WV line) the emerald ash borer hit with vengence this year. seen a few trees over the last 5 yrs hit but this year it was massive in my area. Terrible.

DonT

The Ottawa area of Eastern Ontario has been hit hard by the ash borer.We are seeing it move steadily west every year. It was my understanding that many of the quarantines had been lifted by the Canadian food inspection agency (regulating body) Sawn lumber with no bark did not have any restrictions that I was aware of. Woodchips, bark , debris and firewood size pieces could not be moved.I would check the CFIA website for updates or check the Ontario woodlot owners assoc. website for information.  DT

estiers

Rural - Wood originating in a quarantined area is considered regulated until it has been inspected and deemed "treated" and therefore the risk of spreading the insect is gone.  Sawn lumber would have to have NO wane/bark, and be inspected before it could leave a quarantined area legally.
Erin Stiers
State Plant Health Director - Minnesota
United States Department of Agriculture

Ron Scott

Scientists Invade Duluth to Share Emerald Ash Borer Research

(Duluth, MN - July 23) - As emerald ash borers continue to spread across 32 states and two Canadian provinces, killing tens of millions of ash trees of all varieties, more than 170 scientists and forestry experts converged on Duluth to share their knowledge of the pest, offering a look at the future of ash trees in North America.

The E-Forester
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Ron Scott

The 2017 EAB trapping in Michigan's UP is complete with no new detections.

Please let MI Dept. of Agriculture know if you have any questions at:

John M. Bedford
Pest Response Program Specialist
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division
525 W. Allegan
Lansing, MI  48933

P. O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909

Desk: (517) 284-5650
Cell: (517) 243-1247
Fax: (517) 335-4540
E-mail: bedfordj@michigan.gov

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Tin Horse

I have also noticed my ash trees going fast. In about a years time in eastern Ontario. No leaves and then the bark falling off. The small trees end up as firewood and the larger trees for lumber. so far the quality is good. If left standing for long they seem to deteriorate quickly. I have a lot on 110 acres and am trying to keep up. I look for signs that some are surviving but no luck yet.  :(
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CJennings

I spent a summer in Michigan in 2015 marking timber. Based on what i saw there the situation for ash is pretty bleak but it's not a total elimination of the species I think if we're careful and have a little luck finding a long term solution. The smaller pole sized ash seems to survive in enough numbers they were around. There was plenty of regen coming up from the seed of the mature ash recently killed. These seedlings are the best hope for bringing back ash without having to plant it in the future. The mature ash were mostly killed but I saw an occasional survivor. Some got hit hard and were in poor shape but still alive. Some looked pretty healthy. I'm not sure that anyone has really confirmed any level of resistance to EAB yet in these survivors but it is a possibility. My inclination is to get ash regen established when the EAB is close. But not to remove any but the most obviously unhealthy mature ash until the borer comes through. That way any potential survivors are given a chance. The borer was just found in VT only a few towns away from my woodlot. I plan to select the healthiest mature ash I have (not many given the cost) for chemical treatment to be certain I have a seed source present. That will buy some time for keeping ash in the landscape in the form of young trees. The rest of my ash will be on their own, to be tested by fire so to speak when it arrives.

Ed

I'm actually getting new Ash growth here, have been for a few years now. Seeds will lay dormant until conditions are right.

Still have a few trees the bug didn't get, not in perfect health, still leaf out every year.

Big question is, will the borer come back? Spoke with a local entomoligst about it.....they just don't know.

Turning into a parallel of Dutch Elm disease, still have Elm trees & regeneration, they get smaller all the time before dieing. I still have at least 2 that are 16" dbh. Soon as they show disease signs, they'll be on the sawmill.

Mother nature is stubborn, time will tell what the future holds for our Ash trees.

Ed

square1

Yes, EAB are resurgent.

EAB was first found here in 2004~2005.  It went through like a fire taking most trees but a few were untouched for some reason. This spring, after years of no new activity I noticed wood peckers had become active on the remaining ash. I stripped some bark and found live larvae.





Ron Scott

The Emerald Ash Bore is still making its mark in southern, Michigan. Once aesthetic yard trees continue to be lost with large snags being left which will need the services of a tree service company. Hazel Park, MI May 2018.
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DMcCoy

I just received our latest "Digger" magazine from the Oregon Association of Nurseries.  EAB has arrived in Colorado.  

Member Update 10_02_13 - Oregon Association of Nurseries

It went into more depth with the printed article.  They expect it will make it's way to Oregon and are making changes here.  Recommendations are to remove Ash trees pre-emptively and Ash is no longer recommended as a street tree.

Guess a guy should stock up on axe handles.  :(


SwampDonkey

They found it recently in northern New Brunswick near Edmundston and in Madawaska, Maine. So it's here now.
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RAYGYVER

Are wood peckers the only natural enemy of the EAB? What did we do to mess up the balance? Is it an asian bug? Is anyone growing Ash indoors or from seed to try to save the species? When all the Ash is dead, won't the EAB be dead? What else will it eat to survive?
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Woodpecker52

Went of a road trip from Ms. to Mich. this summer, hit the ash tree dead zone on interstate just north on the Tenn.Ky. line. Total tree kill from saplings on up along road and  up the hill sides.  Guess this crap is another benefit of our trade with china.  Anyway was surprised by the amount of walnut and butternut in the forest stands along the roadsides.  It is  somewhat rare in MS.   Anyway dead zone was all the way up to Motown and Cleveland etc.  Sick feeling realizing its coming my way.  The only comfort I got was touring the  distilleries in Ky.  Oh yea if you want to see some timber framing and woodwork tour Noah 's ark in KY.
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RAYGYVER

Quote from: Woodpecker52 on October 16, 2018, 02:32:35 PM
Went of a road trip from Ms. to Mich. this summer, hit the ash tree dead zone on interstate just north on the Tenn.Ky. line. Total tree kill from saplings on up along road and  up the hill sides.  Guess this crap is another benefit of our trade with china.  Anyway was surprised by the amount of walnut and butternut in the forest stands along the roadsides.  It is  somewhat rare in MS.   Anyway dead zone was all the way up to Motown and Cleveland etc.  Sick feeling realizing its coming my way.  The only comfort I got was touring the  distilleries in Ky.  Oh yea if you want to see some timber framing and woodwork tour Noah 's ark in KY.
I live in the middle of the bourbon district. Have family that worked in the industry. Grew up smelling the mash in the air. Its a sweet sweet memory.
Anyway, are you talking about the Ark Encounter? Ken Ham's ark? I'm not usually political, or religious, but that guy is a con artist. He's already stolen KY tax payers money, I would never support him. The guy thinks humans walked with Dinosaurs.... :D
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Ron Scott

The dead emerald ash bore tree in the 3rd photo of Reply #161 above has now caused damage and some inconvenience to the landowner and neighborhood after being wind blown just about a year after the photo was taken.

Davey Tree Company now works on the dead tree's removal along with DTE Electric to restore the neighborhood's power outage caused by the tree falling over in the wind and taking down the power lines.  Dead trees affected by the emerald ash bore need to be removed in a timely manner before they become a liability. Lower, Mi 4/19.


 

 
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Woodpecker52

The beetles are spreading naturally they do not need log transport though it helps.  I saw the dead ash zone from the north Tenn. line along the interstate up into Mich. Looks like its going from tree to tree majority of kill  was smalls.  So the next step besides futile traps, would be import its natural enemies and fungi etc. so we can have a true natural  diaster.  I say ban all importation of logs from other countries and wood especially if it has bark on it.
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