Ash Tree Identification Simplified
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Ash Tree Identification Simplified
Discover how to identify ash trees with ease in this essential guide for morel mushroom enthusiasts and conservationists alike. We'll walk you through the distinctive characteristics of ash trees that could lead you to your next morel harvest and help you recognize the signs of emerald ash borer infestation. Understanding these key points not only aids in your mushroom hunting but also plays a crucial role in protecting these trees from invasive species. Stay informed and join the effort to safeguard our forests. Subscribe for more nature insights and tips! #AshTreeID #MorelHunting #EmeraldAshBorer #TreeIdentification
If you're in an urban area, just look for a tree with a number of squirrels nests up in the crown. As both Eastern gray and red squirrels prefer strong opposite branching to secure nests with. Opposite producing maples branches are not strong and stout enough, and Maple's crowns do not grow high enough to be favored by squirrels.
Don't just stand by and watch every one of the millions of ash trees in your local region helplessly succumb to Emerald Ash Borer. If you wish you could have gone back in time to save the last American chestnuts from Chestnut blight, or last surviving pair of passenger pigeons.
If you would fight for the last oak tree or monarch butterflies, then here's your chance to do your patriotic default duty for an iconic American hardwood tree considered most important keystone species of many local ecosystems.
And while you're at it tell any amateur arborist that claim emerald ash borer diseases or infections trees, or that treatment is needed for remaining life of tree. Those are all details regarding Dutch elm disease, which EAB has not one thing in common with.
It's way too cheap and easy to patriotically conserve a few of your communities most historically and ecologically valued specimens until fatal danger from killer infestation level borer populations inevitably passes within a decade once EAB gluttonously kills off most of its remaining unprotected food source.
You can do your part by also looking out for surviving sapling trees termed orphans. Which EAB does not prefer until stem surpasses 1 in in dbh or 3 inchs in circumference. It takes 10 years for green, blue and black Ash. And first 20 years of growth for American white ash before able to produce seeds. One idea is to surround young trees with chicken wire to keep deers from browsing. You can also collect ancient locally evolved seeds to preserve unique precious one-of-a-kind DNA, then send what you collect to United States national seed bank.
By protecting a few wild seedbank trees within a woodland setting. One can help someday return critically endangered species otherwise facing functional Extinction in the wild to your local ecosystem. Along with protecting some 43 other species unable to survive without living ash trees facing co-extinction as well.
If interested check out my everything ash trees blog documenting my conservation work as an American arborist out of Chicago. scottieashseed.wordpress.com
Thank you for this response... I'm going to pin it to the top so more folks will see it.
@@allclades, dude I love your UA-cam handle. It's like a hipper nature cat, you know that cartoon series on PBS?
As an amateur dendrologist living in Chicago all my life. My first memories of parkway ash trees, was mistakenly thinking they were a type of American elms that couldn't be killed by Dutch elm disease.
Because of ashes deeply furrowed diamond pattern bark covering large maturing Roman column sized trunks. They would instantly remind me of those ancient prehistoric diamond barked trees scientists brought back to life in backdrop swamp artwork on that late 1950s produced film series on super station WGN Bozo circus show teaching kids about dinosaurs titled "Journey to the beginning of time".
It was originally made in Europe but dubbed in English. Where these kids visiting New Yorks museum of natural history take a canoe ride under Central Park bridge and find themselves going back in prehistoric time.
Anyways after last 40 some-odd years summing up age rings and writing species detail information on Chicago tree stumps after cut down. I was already able to identify ash trees, but had to wait until EAB started killing so when first few were cut down.
I would be able to remind myself what the the rings and ash trees inner wood looked like so I can recall the stumps I came across in the past that were Ash since I was a kid.
Then in 2006 I finally got my wish. Kneeling down examining stump. I immediately thought, oh my God Ash is that species that rarely gets cut down. And the one with most growth rings on their stumps! In fact those first three trees cut down because of EAB, we're a hundred thirty-six years old!!
Most time big ones cut down were ages 110 to 165. Oldest wild ones in our Chicago woods where ages 220-250. And here's the saddest thing for me, which professional arborist cutting them down agreed with me.
Over 85% of the old ones cut down had such pristine internal wood and not a bit of rot. Each of those could have easily lived out another 150 years. And the American white ash one's already producing most beautifully stained hardwood like Oak. Is how white ash only begins full maturity stage after 220. Easly living out 450 to more than 600 years.
In fact no doubt you know about Indian trail marker trees. American Indians commonly utilized Burr and white oak, and white ash because of their super longevity.
So in the end it only goes to figure that man would screw up literally one of his most Superior Urban surviving species with introduction of EAB. Now today in most towns only few scattered American sycamore early founders had originally planted still remain. It's species also proven to survive over 600 years.
Because there was so so much misinformation regarding ash tree treatment even from the best well-intentioned expert arborist...
...Since 2009, I take a road trip each summer to survey across Midwestern states for oldest wild and human planted ash trees. In order to notify historical societies and teach locals how they can self inoculate trees. Including first Nation Indians who rely on black ash for basket-making.
Farther East I traveled, older the human planted ash trees got. Detroit's were 155 to 175. Germantown Ohios were 185 to 195. And along the east coast I've discovered 250 to 300 years old specimens. In fact every town that German settlers had founded, still retain their original ash trees today until EAB arrived. Again many in internal pristine condition, only getting to see their insides when cut down. Last year I successfully encouraged owners of New Jersey's oldest ash tree to have it inoculated. In fact local arborist company did it for free as good promotional advertisement.
Okay I think that's plenty of interesting information nature creep for now. No doubt someday I could write a whole book on my once-in-a-lifetime experience.
All because when I was a kid witnessing blocks of elm trees killed by disease. I vowed that if my generation was in charge and something similar ever happened again. I would be on the forefront of science helping to make a difference.
In fact I have at least five personal scientific discoveries, that either took another 5 years or still yet have not been mentioned in scientific papers a whole 13 years later.
See I'm not like any other arborist or scientist. As Treestorian I also cover the cultural and ecological angles. Also one of the first collecting wild ancient locally evolved seeds. Protecting scattered wild seed bank trees with inoculations in the woods. And first to prove preemptive removal of healthy trees literally worthless in keeping spread of EAB in check.
And how correctly inoculated individual Ash instantly transformed into super-sized emerald ash borer bug zappers. And what others would define as a cure, not only fully protecting treated tree but also substantially helping to lower local borer populations enough to allow nearby unprotected trees another 4 years of survival.
Jeez that was deep but thanks though. I am obsessed with ash trees in Calgary. There's something special for me at least when they are turning green to yellow, the green looks neon almost. And then there's the reddish orange American ash. What a beauty.
Thank you for your education video! 🙏🏻 I have learned from your useful video. May God bless you and your family.🙏🏻
I live on the Navajo Reservation you're lucky to have ash trees i wish I could get my hands on some ash wood for making bows i know you can order them but i rather harvest it myself
Luckily we should have young ash trees for quite a while but all of the older trees are dieing off. The EAB is really taking a toll and it seems like every year there is a new pathogen or invasive species problem.
@@AnomalyArcana oh gosh that's sad
@@AnomalyArcana is there anyway you find a straight one and send it to me I can give you my address
@@AnomalyArcana oh gosh... Thank you 💕
@@AnomalyArcana I'll keep you in my prayers I'm a Navajo medicine man
This is one or the most helpful videos iv seen
Thanks glad it helped
I know this isn't going to give me too many friends on here but I think the trees that have nests in them shouldn't be targeted. I'm a wildlife rehabilitator and we get a ton of squirrels, both adults and babies from downed trees whether or not they had been cut down intentionally or they come down by themselves. I think it would just be a little more humane to try and get trees that do not have any nests in them.
Many thanks for your video and have a good morels season, NoOne from France. 👋
Here in sw Ohio we find morels mostly around elms sycamores and cottonwood trees
Yeah that makes sense both cottonwood and sycamore grow in floodplains which is great habitat for morels.
Ash had been proven one of most Superior flood plain species, because of its capability to survive extended flood and 4 year extended drought events.
It's funny how most people today finally interested in defending local ecology. But if asked, would be hard-pressed to actually name a local ecosystem. Everyone wants to come to rescue of Oak Savannahs, but piss on American wetlands and plaines River bottomlands.
Ironically where ecologists discover most variety of animals and plants living. Yet always either filled in or turned into dumps. American chestnut when it went functionally extinct, lost about a million trees throughout Appalachian mountains.
Here in Chicago, our Cook county just lost 13 million ash trees within a biblical in scope 6 years. Literally our tree species producing most amount of living green seen from space. Michigan just lost 7.4 billion, Minnesota now expected to lose 5.5 billion ashes.
Over a hundred years ago scientists classified ecosystem types along with their long list of supporting species. After systems few most influential species.
At least for North Americas Midwestern States. We have the oak hickory, Elm Ash cottonwood, and sugar maple American basswood ecosystems just to name a few. Listed as even more important, termed keystone species. Commonly are both Oak and Ash.
N.E. Ohio here Tuscarawas county
Nice one, Jack.
Interesting video and while I realize there are different types of Ash trees, are all favorable for morel mushroom hunting? If so the variety we have here in central Mexico, Fresno, would be worth growing them, but do they have to be dead or still alive?If dead,there are various trees here that have been "partially" chopped down, thinking here the morels can be grown on those stumps.Awesome video, liked and greetings from Querétaro! :)
Good info ... thanks.
Thanks for checking it out
We have 7 huge ash trees in our backyard
Keep an eye on them and look out for signs of emerald ash borer. You may need to treat them to save them if you have EAB in your area.
A huge ash tree in my yard died in 2019 from as borer. The circumference at the base is 5 feet or so. I have another huge ash tree in my yard. How to treat it to prevent it from ash borer infestation?
Very good thanks
Thank you too!
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Lot of ash here in NE Ohio where I'm at
Is ash tree wood hard like oak? In my area we don't have.
Ash is a hardwood
ash tree it’s edible?
Very helpful.
I cut down a tree and was trying to identify.
It was an ash.
It was already dead.
If it's MADBUCK, why was there an example of a hickory?
Is this good for BBQ?
I don't know.. I haven't heard of anyone using ash before though so I doubt it.
I’m doing the same research. Everything I’ve read said yes. Very neutral flavor profile.
ash is used for guitar bodies