Is my ash tree infected with emerald ash borer? - Ask Extension
Hello. In April 2020, my budding ash tree was frozen by a run of several way below 0 degree days. Parts of the tree never recovered and leafing out ...
Knowledgebase
Is my ash tree infected with emerald ash borer? #753262
Asked June 01, 2021, 12:49 PM EDT
Hello. In April 2020, my budding ash tree was frozen by a run of several way below 0 degree days. Parts of the tree never recovered and leafing out was very late. It had been inoculated against the borer twice before this freeze. This year it has leafed out by with many bare branches.
My tree service says it it has the borer, but I would like to be sure before I have it removed. Obviously the tree service would make money from the removal. Can your office or another service inspect it and render an independent judgment? Thank you very much for your help. Linda Korsgaard<personal data hidden>
Boulder County Colorado
Expert Response
Linda, i have forwarded your email on to our tree team for a proper answer.
good luck,
Louise, CMG
Hi Linda,
We are not doing on site visits at this time due to the pandemic, hopefully that will be changing soon. Ash trees were very late in leafing out this year and had a tough time due to the extreme weather we've had. You are right in wanting another opinion before taking down your tree. A good resource for you to contact would be your city arborist. Most, if not all, of the communities have an arborist who can answer tree questions for you.
Hope this helps,
David
Boulder County Master Gardener Tree Team.
From: Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>>
Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 11:08 AM
To: Boulder County Parks Master Gardeners <<personal data hidden>>
Subject: Question assigned to you (#0023193)
Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 11:08 AM
To: Boulder County Parks Master Gardeners <<personal data hidden>>
Subject: Question assigned to you (#0023193)
Hi Boulder County,
Question #0023193 has been assigned to you by CSU E.
Is my ash tree infected with emerald ash borer?
Hello. In April 2020, my budding ash tree was frozen by a run of several way below 0 degree days. Parts of the tree never recovered and leafing out was very late. It had been inoculated against the borer twice before this freeze. This year it has leafed out by with many bare branches. My tree service says it it has the borer, but I would like to be sure before I have it removed. Obviously the tree service would make money from the removal. Can your office or another service inspect it and render an independent judgment? Thank you very much for your help. Linda Korsgaard<personal data hidden>
From: Linda Korsgaard
Submitted: 06/01/2021 12:49 PM
To view/respond to the question, please login.
Please join the Ask Extension Experts group in Connect Extension. We will use that group to post updates about Ask Extension.
This message was sent by Ask Extension. If you need help, please visit https://askhelp.extension.org/.
