The Forestry Forum

Something has been bothering me for a while.... All of the ash trees in our area of NE Iowa had a short fall on leaves, growth, and general apearience.  To best describe them they looked diseased.  I have read about the Ash Bore however I didn't read anywhere that it was in Iowa.  Did anybody else around here notice this or does anybody know what it is.  Should we expect a repeat again this year... death of trees... or what?

I would suggest you contact your local extension forester. They are normally your best bet for local concerns.

Hi!
Sounds like you have a slow debilitating ailment know as ash yellows.   Right'o, check with your Extension folks for specifics...

Ivan the Forester

Welcome aboard Siwitt.

Anthracnose is another problem.  We've been having ash decline in my area for many years.  O've been seeing more dead ash come into the log yards.  When the ash borer gets here, there won't be too many left.

It might even be late blight in the ash, which is a form of anthracnose. Anthracose can also be caused by air pollution. And those leafy lichens growing on tree boles is an indicator or heavy metal air pollutants.