Noticed this tree was unhealthy last fall, as I was setting up my wood splitting area. New to the property, so I don't know the history on it. I had assumed it was yet another walnut, but looking more closely at it for the first time this evening, I think it's an ash. So much easier to tell after you cut 'em. ![lol ;lol ;lol](/talk/styles/default/xenforo/smileys/lol.gif)
Lots of holes and damage from some bug. I've seen lots of carpenter ants on it, but they're likely not the initial inhabitant. This has long been a wood stacking area, and the previous owner had a truck-sized pile sitting in the mud rotting for what looked like 20+ years, so no surprise on there being some bugs.
Any prognosis? I expect it will die. I do not believe it was EAB (none of my other ash show the signs, and they're not known to be in this area), but I do see a lot of eraser-sized holes!
Hand included for scale.
![Dying ash Dying ash](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/101/101772-074aed17b247bbd6594cf5a9fe6afbd0.jpg)
![lol ;lol ;lol](/talk/styles/default/xenforo/smileys/lol.gif)
Lots of holes and damage from some bug. I've seen lots of carpenter ants on it, but they're likely not the initial inhabitant. This has long been a wood stacking area, and the previous owner had a truck-sized pile sitting in the mud rotting for what looked like 20+ years, so no surprise on there being some bugs.
Any prognosis? I expect it will die. I do not believe it was EAB (none of my other ash show the signs, and they're not known to be in this area), but I do see a lot of eraser-sized holes!
Hand included for scale.
![Dying ash Dying ash](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/101/101770-a91f25e927860b991507c8d9093eb76c.jpg)
![Dying ash Dying ash](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/101/101771-0128ce63c4ea4f314eb2f60601c1fa28.jpg)
![Dying ash Dying ash](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/101/101772-074aed17b247bbd6594cf5a9fe6afbd0.jpg)