It’s dead. It was an ash tree. The emerald ash borer likely got it.
reddit33450
it’s dead. caused by EAB (emerald ash borer)
coralreefer01
It’s dead. It was an ash tree. The emerald ash borer likely got it.
Bread_the_TrashPanda
Not sure exactly what happened, but it’s for sure dead. All the bark peeling off means that it’s been dead for a while now. Best thing to do would be cut it down and replant with a new tree, preferably a different kind so the same disease don’t kill the new one too.
kconnors
It has a bunch of white lines hanging around it
plaidlib
Adding on to what others have said, it will eventually fall, so just take that into account when deciding what to do. My mom had an ash tree quite a bit bigger than this one that got EABed in 2002 or 03. She had the branches cut but left the stump to hold up a clothesline. Then about 10-12 years later we noticed it was getting wiggly, which made me really nervous about kids climbing on it, so I gave it a good push, and that took it down. I just really couldn’t shake the thought of a kid climbing on it and it falling on them. If the branches hadn’t been cut off, I’m sure a storm would have brought it down.
onlyoneabw
Yup…. D E A D , Dead !!
For quite some time, too
ApeEscapeRemastered
Dead (see other comments for case of death).
Remember the word ART (Act Report Treat).
Act now.
Report the tree to the government. Most city will remove dead ash trees for free.
Treat all nearby Ash trees for EAB’s to help prevent the spread.
Unstoppable50
Sun damage can tell by shadow it died back on south side
Entire_Researcher_45
Again it is still DYING! DEAD.
genXbison
She gone.
Comfortable-Heat1709
If you have more ash trees they are also all going to die.
Aggressive_Space9684
It just wants to get an even tan so it took its cloths off
DanoPinyon
You watched it slowly die for several years. This Is the End of that process. Get it cut down quickly, the longer it stands dead the more expensive it will get to remove. There will come a point soon where no one will watch remove this tree because of the danger. Do it quickly.
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It’s dead. It was an ash tree. The emerald ash borer likely got it.
it’s dead. caused by EAB (emerald ash borer)
It’s dead. It was an ash tree. The emerald ash borer likely got it.
Not sure exactly what happened, but it’s for sure dead. All the bark peeling off means that it’s been dead for a while now. Best thing to do would be cut it down and replant with a new tree, preferably a different kind so the same disease don’t kill the new one too.
It has a bunch of white lines hanging around it
Adding on to what others have said, it will eventually fall, so just take that into account when deciding what to do. My mom had an ash tree quite a bit bigger than this one that got EABed in 2002 or 03. She had the branches cut but left the stump to hold up a clothesline. Then about 10-12 years later we noticed it was getting wiggly, which made me really nervous about kids climbing on it, so I gave it a good push, and that took it down. I just really couldn’t shake the thought of a kid climbing on it and it falling on them. If the branches hadn’t been cut off, I’m sure a storm would have brought it down.
Yup…. D E A D , Dead !!
For quite some time, too
Dead (see other comments for case of death).
Remember the word ART (Act Report Treat).
Act now.
Report the tree to the government. Most city will remove dead ash trees for free.
Treat all nearby Ash trees for EAB’s to help prevent the spread.
Sun damage can tell by shadow it died back on south side
Again it is still DYING! DEAD.
She gone.
If you have more ash trees they are also all going to die.
It just wants to get an even tan so it took its cloths off
You watched it slowly die for several years. This Is the End of that process. Get it cut down quickly, the longer it stands dead the more expensive it will get to remove. There will come a point soon where no one will watch remove this tree because of the danger. Do it quickly.
Yep. Cut it down
Yeah, she’s gone, I’m sorry
She’s dead, Jim.