fire wood

[Briana03]

Welcome to TBN

I moved your thread to the Related Topics forum.

 

[murphy1244]

Was told by my forester that the ash tree will be nearly extinct in 5 years.

 

[scott_vt]

That's a big issue here in Upstate NY right now. Can't transport wook more than 50 miles without a permit. I know a section of the Adirondacks that they just clear cut over 400 acres because of the Ash borer

Good Evenin Piperflyer,
I think clearcutting is a waste..... they are in Vt just east of you allready, I have cut down a number of dead ash trees on my property allready.

Its really a shame to think we wont have any ash trees left in a few years. Ash is and has been a great firewood, we will miss it when its gone !

 

[grnspot110]

I would hate to loose the big double trunk Ash in our back yard (far left in picture):



But it's too big to do much with it. At least, if it does fall to the beetle, there's lots of good firewood close! ~~ grnspot

 

[radioman]

I dont think we really need to start cutting live ash trees. They said the same thing for elm - will be extinct. No so. There are still tons of elm growing on my fathers lot and every year we cut a bunch of dead elm for firewood and they are not small either. it might be my upper thigh size to arm hugging size. he burns alot of elm and it great burning wood. same would go for ash- there are ash on his land but we are not cutting it down. I figure any tree that is not too big for a 18 inch bar that is alive gets to stay alive.

 

[dave1949]

I dont think we really need to start cutting live ash trees. They said the same thing for elm - will be extinct. No so. There are still tons of elm growing on my fathers lot and every year we cut a bunch of dead elm for firewood and they are not small either. it might be my upper thigh size to arm hugging size. he burns alot of elm and it great burning wood. same would go for ash- there are ash on his land but we are not cutting it down. I figure any tree that is not too big for a 18 inch bar that is alive gets to stay alive.

That's a good point. They might find a good control for the ash borer, and if they do, it would be wise to have some good ash specimens around as seed trees. We are about surrounded now by the ash borer, I guess it is only a matter of time before it shows up here.

I have the same with elms, seedlings pop up here and there, the trees get to 8"-10" then die. I leave them standing as long as they are alive. The stuff is impossible to split with a maul anyways. :laughing:

 

[bikerdib]

Very similar thing going on in my area of Texas affecting Live Oaks. Oak wilt is killing off LOTS of trees, some over 500 years old. It is a disease spread by the feet of birds and once in a stand of trees it travels through the intertwined roots. So far, it has not reached my property but it is getting close.

 

[2458n]

The ash trees have really taken a hit in western Ohio. When you look under the bark it is just a maze of tunnels between the bark layer and the hard wood of the tree trunk. I believe there is a treatment that works for individual trees. Just to expensive for woodlots. It is a shame. It starts out bad and gets worse. Firewood bans and clear cutting did nothing to help in Ohio.

 

[sam5570]

I dont think we really need to start cutting live ash trees. They said the same thing for elm - will be extinct. No so. There are still tons of elm growing on my fathers lot and every year we cut a bunch of dead elm for firewood and they are not small either. it might be my upper thigh size to arm hugging size. he burns alot of elm and it great burning wood. same would go for ash- there are ash on his land but we are not cutting it down. I figure any tree that is not too big for a 18 inch bar that is alive gets to stay alive.

i hope your right something killed all of our mountain or yellow locust great for fence post and fire wood it's all dead now we have plenty of what we call field locust but it's no good won't last as post and burns up quick.

 

[turnkey4099]

Welcome from Oklahoma. How come the parasites always take out the good trees? I love to have something that would kill the locust tree.

Ken

Dunno if this is species limited. Here in Eastern Washington the Locust Borer is killing the Black Locust. I have harvested way over 50 cords of bug killed locust. I hate to see it happening as that tree is not native - it was imported by the settlers back when and is only seen around existing or abandoned farmsteads. Some windbreaks (Roosevelt Forests) are also planted along tops of ridges.

Harry K