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Post by switzerland on Oct 31, 2016 18:27:45 GMT -5
This is the first year I've really noticed the hit the ash trees took in the woods in Switzerland county. I always enjoyed climbing ash trees because they were tall, straight, soft, and very few limbs to cut out of the way.
The ash bore really killed EVERY ash tree in the woods. With the wood being soft and as the leaves of the neighboring trees begin to fall I worry about the occasional hunter who enters the woods to begin using their climber. Has anyone seen the same damage, and do you think the trees will be a fall hazard when hunters begin to climb them?
Rod
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Post by M4Madness on Oct 31, 2016 19:03:21 GMT -5
I checked out a new property the other day which lacked many trees that one could use a climber on. I was eyeing an ash tree, and the landowner said, "Nope, you don't want that one. It's dead."
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Post by duff on Oct 31, 2016 19:05:03 GMT -5
yep dead ash everywhere. I was always told to not climb a dead tree. Be careful
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Post by antiwheeze on Oct 31, 2016 19:10:01 GMT -5
We wife is tired of hearing me lament of ash tree demise. Sweet gum and poplar are becoming my new favorites.
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Post by steiny on Oct 31, 2016 19:40:58 GMT -5
Yea, don't climb them and be wary during high winds. Some ice and high winds is really going to take them down around here this winter, expect a bunch of power outages.
I just had all of the dead and dying ash 14"+ logged out of my woods. May as well get some $$ for it as let it just go to waste. I'm not sure any of the ash trees around here have survived, suspect this tree will be a thing of the past.
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Post by singlestacksig on Oct 31, 2016 20:45:21 GMT -5
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Post by ms660 on Oct 31, 2016 22:14:04 GMT -5
I really haven't seen many dead Ash trees down in Pike county YET.
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Post by poc on Nov 1, 2016 1:02:07 GMT -5
I can see a dozen from my house. They are everywhere here.
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Post by duff on Nov 1, 2016 4:11:42 GMT -5
HNF is full of them as is everywhere I have seen. The utility companies in Lawrance co are clearing trees in a few areas off the ROWs. My firewood pile is 3 yr supply with 90% ash.
I was in the UP of MI and they are losing beech trees like we are losing ash.
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Post by steiny on Nov 1, 2016 8:20:38 GMT -5
They cut about 100 out of my little 17 acre woods, and I'll bet there is still another 150+ smaller ones they didn't take. Every Ash in my neighborhood is dead, thousands. When it was really noticeable was during summer when leaves were green, the dead trees stood out.
Curious if they will produce mushroom spores like elms?
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Post by henson59 on Nov 1, 2016 10:10:14 GMT -5
Yeah we have tons of dead Ash on out place too. As they start to fall it will be interesting to see how it starts to change our property.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Nov 1, 2016 10:25:24 GMT -5
Killed every ash tree we got on property in Ohio Co. Already got someone cutting them down for firewood.
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 1, 2016 19:37:01 GMT -5
I'm seeing the same thing in Swizterland Co. Our property is covered in dead ash. It's going to be a major mess in the woods once they start falling. I have a big ash limb hanging over one of my stands. I'm cutting it when I take that stand down.
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Post by waltzjc on Nov 2, 2016 0:13:14 GMT -5
Ya bummer for treestands but I am pretty sure mushrooms generally come up around decaying ash trees so atleast there is a bright side.
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Post by stevein on Nov 2, 2016 8:01:02 GMT -5
The roots rot quick. No roots and the trees fall, elm seems to be able to stand longer. Unfortunately it seems they fall on other trees creating deadfalls. Up here in NE Indiana most have hit the ground. In some of the woods I have been in it opens up the canopy and allows a lot of new growth. There was a guy hit in his treestand be a falling ash a few years ago.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2016 9:24:05 GMT -5
You want to talk about a mess in the woods. My brothers place in Switzerland county has to be close to the top. Three years ago he had the farm treed, them the ash trees and now two weeks ago two small tornadoes. It is almost impossible to walk the woods. Tree tops and trees down everywhere. The good news is the woods are the thickest I've ever seen. Bad news is that the trials have moved, changed or not used anymore. Very hard to pattern the deer this year. I lost three trees that I use for my climber. Two wild cherries and a black locust. To late to re-scout for good trees. Going on the fly this year and use my flashlight and bring an axe to trim the suckers when I use the climber. One strange season for the log book. Luckily, my two hang-on's survived. Using them a lot this year.
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Post by arlowe13 on Nov 2, 2016 20:56:23 GMT -5
Google Earth's images around our farm in Switzerland Co were updated on 9/20/16. Here's one section of the farm, see all that grey? Yep...dead ash.
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