Treated versus untreated ash trees
For the past five years I've been conducting a science experiment on the ash trees in my yard up north - ever since the Emerald Ash borer hitched a ride on someone's firewood up to our haven on Londo Lake near West Branch. My hypothesis was: If I treat my towering canopy of ash trees faithfully, then they will continue to provide beauty and shade to our cottage. Up until this year, I knew our lake was in a quarantined area, but I almost didn't believe that my expensive yearly treatments to our ash trees were worth it. That is until this year! This spring, I drove up to open up the cottage on an unusually warm weekend. I faithfully bought 5 containers of Bayer Advanced Tree and Shrub Control (Imidacloprid) at the local hardware store, which I planned to use to drench my huge trees. Then the moment of truth arrived as I swung past Londo Lakes Party store and turned down Woodland to get to the cottage. Immediately I was shocked at all the dying ash trees peppering yard after yard. Oh oh. Most had only a few leaves and clearly this year the ash borer had finally reached our lake. What would I find at the cottage? Would our stately old ash trees still be alive? I turned the last corner and spied the cottage. Surrounded by dead and dying ash trees were my three faithful friends - healthy and thriving with a thick canopy of lush green leaves. Halleluiah! I immediately treated my ash trees, thankful that (for now at least) those leafy sentinels would grace my yard for yet another season. For more info, visit this site: www.emeraldashborer.info
Thank you for sharing this!
Posted by: Whitney Williams | April 22, 2013 at 10:27 PM