I'm based in Australia and I have what I think is a green ash tree in my backyard (please correct me if I am wrong). We just bought the house, so not sure how long the limbs have been dead for but there are some limbs that where all the branches are dead on them.
I assume they are dead because they aren't growing any leaves. It's really hard to see in the photos which limbs have the dead branches but most (not all) tend to be the lower branches/limbs.
Before I hire a professional arborist, I wanted to get an understanding -should I leave it? Should I trim the branches? Should I cut the limb off?
by SingularityMaelstrom
2 Comments
This is very likely to be ash dieback. This can be very dangerous as it makes the limbs brittle. If it spreads, it’s possible to lose much larger sections of the tree in unpredictable ways. I would get an arborist in to properly inspect but be aware, that they may recommend to remove the tree fully.
Looks more like raywood ash to me. They have issues with the rootstock they’re grafted to and often have stem girdling roots which cause branch dieback. Look for girdling roots on the same side as the dead branches.