100,000 trees in our city just got the death sentence

[Omaha Steve]

(We live in Bellevue) Preister warns bug will kill 100,000 trees in city: http://www.omaha.com/sarpy/bellevue/preister-warns-bug-will-kill-trees-in-city/article_e5df969f-40a2-5d88-bed7-6a1c6585ca8a.html


Cities preparing for Ash Borer arrival: http://www.omaha.com/sarpy/papillion/cities-preparing-for-ash-borer-arrival/article_a11af76c-5338-5b21-82eb-dde25c236826.html

City of Omaha will begin treating ash trees with insecticide to kill emerald ash borer: http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/city-of-omaha-will-begin-treating-ash-trees-with-insecticide/article_4192de31-87b7-5f2f-a77a-c1f8d9b14816.html

Q&A: The emerald ash borer is here. Now what?: http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/q-a-the-emerald-ash-borer-is-here-now-what/article_56c83238-2cda-11e6-81f4-57901061fc16.html

Tree-killing emerald ash borer found in Omaha; 'what’s to come is not pleasant': http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/tree-killing-emerald-ash-borer-found-in-omaha-what-s/article_b6f24998-2cce-11e6-a3f3-bb5d8fb9faf0.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Same problem in Minneapolis.

The city is gradually removing green ash trees, and there are a lot of them. After most of the elms had to be removed because of Dutch elm disease, they planted a whole bunch of green ash trees, and so of course another critter showed up to prey on them. I think finally somebody figured out that planting all the same species is a really bad idea because now they are planting a lot of different varieties along the city-owned boulevard areas. They gave me a Harbin pear, which produces a ton of flowers in the spring.

[KamaAina]

4. New Haven, the "Elm City", replanted with Chinese elms after the native ones died

from Dutch elm disease.

[jberryhill]

2. "Fruit Fly Research In Paris France"

[KamaAina]

3. Didn't Arbor Day originate in Nebraska?

[Omaha Steve]

6. Yes it did

I remember Dutch Elm from when I was in grade school. The City of Omaha used helicopters to spray. I didn't help.

[livetohike]

5. It's here in PA. The trees die quickly. We lost two old ash trees on our property

last year. We live next to a state park. Between the emerald ash borer and the wooly adelgid (attacks hemlocks), the forest is under siege .

[Omaha Steve]

7. Fontenelle Forest is on the other side of our back yard

http://www.fontenelleforest.org/

1 in 10 is an ash tree. I chose this picture because the temp is 94 currently. Nessie (Loch Ness yard art) doesn't care for snow.

[X_Digger]

8. If only it were safe to transport / use..

This is an ash bowl I'm working on, from a local tree that fell in a storm last fall.

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. That is beautiful

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. Sad