[AT] Termites in your mulch?

[Mark Greer]

If you have any marketable Ash timber you would be smart to sell it now
while it still has some value. If it does become infested then it may be
reduced to use as firewood where it is growing in short order. OK if you use
a lot for heat but a real waste of good hardwood.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Gray" <Robgray at epix.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Termites in your mulch?


> I'm fried if that hits here since the Ash is a big part of my forest. I
> have not heard that it has hit here in this part of Pennsylvania yet
> though....
>
> Rob
>
>
> Larry D. Goss wrote:
>
> >THAT'S IT!  Check the bark and you'll see evidence of larva runs all
> >over the back side of it.  The borer effectively girdles the tree and it
> >dies in a matter of days.
> >
> >Larry
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Richard Fink
> >Sr
> >Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 8:51 AM
> >To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >Subject: RE: [AT] Termites in your mulch?
> >
> >Greg how do the trees die. I ask because we have some ash on our
> >property
> >and last year in the spring they had leaves then about mid summer died
> >and
> >the leaves fell off. Looked healthy other wise. I have one now that the
> >bark looks to be falling off in places.
> >R Fink
> >PA
> >
> >
> >
> >At 06:19 PM 3/8/2006 -0600, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >>We've got a ten acre grove that came back predominantly in white ash
> >>
> >>
> >after
> >
> >
> >>it was logged in the mid 70's.  The borers showed up about ten years
> >>
> >>
> >ago.
> >
> >
> >>Have been taking 8-10 cord a year off it ever since.  There might be
> >>
> >>
> >another
> >
> >
> >>two years worth left to cut.  And like Larry's area, we're not
> >>'officially' infested.
> >>
> >>Greg
> >>http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/1416
> >>
> >>________________________________
> >>
> >>From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com on behalf of Rob Gray
> >>Sent: Wed 3/8/2006 5:57 PM
> >>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >>Subject: Re: [AT] Termites in your mulch?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>My woods are mostly White Ash. If I got that borer here, I'd be
> >>overwhelmed with firewood :(
> >>
> >>Rob
> >>NE PA USA Earth
> >>
> >>Larry D. Goss wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I used to be able to go down to my local convenience store or
> >>>
> >>>
> >favorite
> >
> >
> >>>Big Box store and buy a few bags of mulch every year for the flower
> >>>
> >>>
> >beds
> >
> >
> >>>around the house.  But that was before my wife got herself certified
> >>>
> >>>
> >as
> >
> >
> >>>a Master Gardener.  Now, the bagged stuff is not satisfactory --
> >>>
> >>>
> >wrong
> >
> >
> >>>wood, wrong mixture, etc -- so I have to go out and buy the bulk
> >>>
> >>>
> >stuff
> >
> >
> >>>at one of the local nurseries by the truck load.  Last year, I think
> >>>
> >>>
> >I
> >
> >
> >>>filled the pickup six times before the season was over.  Each load is
> >>>
> >>>
> >a
> >
> >
> >>>cubic yard of mulch.
> >>>
> >>>I'm more concerned about the Emerald Ash Borer than I am about the
> >>>Formosan Termites.  Theoretically, we aren't infested yet, but I've
> >>>
> >>>
> >lost
> >
> >
> >>>a couple dozen trees out of the yard --- all but two of them were
> >>>
> >>>
> >ash.
> >
> >
> >>>Larry
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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