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Post by binnylou on Sept 15, 2018 21:57:03 GMT -5
We have two Ash trees and EAB is not far away. I know it is in the community north of us and the damage at the campgrounds where we were this week had lots of dying trees. The second park where we stayed probably has 400 to 500 trees to remove just from within the campground.
We had an estimate for treating the trees....$440 to treat two trees, with the treatment lasting two years. Treatment offered is by injection, but from what I've read, injection method is for springtime.
I realize that this treatment is far from organic, but wondering if anybody has had their trees treated. The two trees in question offer a lot of afternoon shade to our house. They would be a great loss, in my opinion.
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Post by Mumsey on Sept 20, 2018 4:38:57 GMT -5
binnylou, How long does that treatment last, would it need to be repeated at some point? I guess I would consider the cost of the treatment over the lifetime of the trees. Maybe plant some other kind nearby, you could get a pretty large tree for $440. By the time the Ash trees are affected and die, maybe the new ones will offer some shade. If it's an effective treatment and lasts a long time, I would definitely consider it. By not doing it, you still have the cost of taking down dead trees.
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Post by binnylou on Sept 20, 2018 9:06:38 GMT -5
The cost of the tree removals could easily be $1000. I doubt that I would live long enough to replace the shade that these trees provide to our house.
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Post by Mumsey on Sept 21, 2018 2:59:39 GMT -5
binnylou, Wow. Best try to save them before they become infected!
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Post by octave1 on Sept 21, 2018 8:18:46 GMT -5
We lost two trees to EAB, and from my personal experience, I can assure you that without treatment the trees will die. I would definitely have the trees treated.
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Post by binnylou on Nov 8, 2019 10:18:36 GMT -5
While in nearby town yesterday, we went past a housing development where ash trees were being removed. The tree tops had been removed leaving the tree trunks with just the arms reaching outward. I assume there will be a different crew that will come through and remove the trunks.
The town is heavily planted with ash trees, now all waiting for removal. The death of all these trees is certainly going to change the landscape.
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Post by desertwoman on Nov 8, 2019 10:49:08 GMT -5
It may be far from organic but sometimes we do what we gotta do. Those trees sound invaluable and irreplaceable in your life time. I consider how I sustain and treat my own body as organic method too, but when I had that eyelid basal cell skin cancer, I did the surgery and reconstruction afterwards. I had more stuff injected into my body in a day than I have had over decades. Do what you can, after the tree injection: feed it good organic foods, water it, praise it, praise the chemical for its help in saving it...whatever you can do to contribute to its recovery.
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Post by martywny on Nov 8, 2019 10:51:00 GMT -5
We have substantial losses in my area, my property has about 20 or so infected trees that are beyond saving. Bayer has a product you can treat them with, cost per tree is under $50.
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Post by binnylou on May 6, 2023 13:23:12 GMT -5
Update…the Ash tree is still alive, though it does need some dead branches removed. We treated it last fall, and I plan to treat it again as soon as conditions are good. If it survives this summer, I’ll go to a once a year treatment.
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