8 or more standing dead Ash.

[alleyyooper]

Am nearing the end of my EAB dead Ash trees. Was dry this summer for a very long time so I was able to get into some on the place we bought where it generaly stays wet.

Yesterday one of those dead Ash trees got me. It was surrounded by some decent elm trees as I did the walk around trying to decide if it had a lean to it. I decided it had a slight lean to the south so cut my notch. when to the oppsite side and started cutting. didn't go in far and it cracked and pinched the bar.

I had been about to remove the saw and use the sledge and wedge to make it go. Notch was to big to use the wedge on that side. Only one thing left to do at that point, get the Jred and cut a new notch above the stuck saw then cut on the back side of that notch and remove my stuck saw.

Every thing came out as planed that time. I have 2 left in that area to take out and about another 10 to 12 left total in the woods.

Once those are gone I will start removing all the Elm. Elm gets to about 10 inches then dies. I see no reason to take out Maples and Oaks when there is about 6 years of elm that is fire wood size.

I have a bunch of Ash seedlings about knee high be intresting to see if I live so long if thre EAB come back once they get some size to them.

Al

 

[buzz sawyer]

Glad all came out ok. Agree on the elm. I also see lots of ash saplings and wonder if they will survive or go the way of the American Chestnut.

 

[bowtechmadman]

Glad it worked out okay! As far as the seedlings I have my doubts...Brother in law's place they had to plant 100 as part of a multi specie reforestation and all were attacked and killed when they got about 3".

 

[stumpy75]

I've had some of the same experiences with dead ash trees. Because they are now rotten and brittle, they don't always do what you think they should. Part of it, I think, is there is not much weight in the tops, so they don't tend to fall like you think they will. And because the wood is brittle, I have left a lot more hinge than normal, and then wedge it over. I've had the same problem of the hinge breaking and the tree settling back on the saw... Maybe borecutting and leaving a trigger might help the hinge, but I have not tried that. Since i'm near ground zero of the EAB infestation, there are not many(any) ash trees left around my area, and those that are still standing are rotting on the stump, and are full of widow makers...

Glad it all came out good for you.

 

[alleyyooper]

Well I have about 40 pounds of acorns I had picked for a fellow in N. Dakota. HE is a member of a shelter belt restore group. His wife contacted me and said he had a stroke so would not be wanting Acorns last fall.

I think I will broad cast seed them, I know they take a long time to grow.

So if the Ash seedlings don't make it there will be some thing there.

Al

 

[alleyyooper]

I have this second pile of logs skided out. I hear so many say this Ash wood gets punky quickly. I guess I have the tougher grade of Ash.














Long straight stuff. I didn't fall any yesterday, wind was a steady 20 MPH with gust as hogh as 40 MPH.
Still to many leaves to really see how tall and straight they are in pictures .

a nice dead one in the center of the picture , is light gray and you can follow it to the top. there is another one to the left of it.



Some times the roots rot while the tree remains good but it falls due to no support.





Al