tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post1737918300792311792..comments2024-01-18T04:56:06.332-06:00Comments on got serenity?: Borer Horror!!Sissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post-13536743683117855972010-02-04T17:57:48.075-06:002010-02-04T17:57:48.075-06:00Even though the main stem dies, you can let the sp...Even though the main stem dies, you can let the sprouts from the very base live. Thats what I did with my tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post-33198759778889785562007-09-16T21:13:00.000-05:002007-09-16T21:13:00.000-05:00Ooh, Sissy, that doesn't look good at all. I am so...Ooh, Sissy, that doesn't look good at all. I am so sorry, gosh darn those buggers! I didn't even know thats what they did to trees, it looks horrible.Rosemariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18286254322888159442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post-88327417967429744662007-09-13T12:10:00.000-05:002007-09-13T12:10:00.000-05:00Sorry about the ash. I had a mountain ash that I l...Sorry about the ash. I had a mountain ash that I loved. They are very pretty trees. I can see why you'd want the purple robe, the flowers are beautiful and very fragrant if they are like my black locust. Just in case you're not aware of their downside - they leaf out late, they have thorns, & they grow like weeds from the messy seed pods or if you damage and expose a root while digging in the garden. I rip several out everytime I weed and John just mows over the ones in the lawn as we've given up getting rid of them. Of course you only want one which shouldn't be too hard to manage. I'm surrounded on three sides by more than 50 of the black locusts! Heavenly for a week in the spring but #$@^%# the rest of the year.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post-88694766163986004852007-09-12T17:14:00.000-05:002007-09-12T17:14:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry you're losing the tree you liked, Sis...I'm so sorry you're losing the tree you liked, Sissy. My two remaining Arizona Ashes are slowly declining but not from something specific - they just have a short lifespan here. In your case it's more of a targeted attack by the borer. That makes it more personal! <BR/><BR/>Good luck with whatever replacements you end up planting! <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post-13076780821439591982007-09-12T17:00:00.000-05:002007-09-12T17:00:00.000-05:00So sad about your ash tree. I've been told that i...So sad about your ash tree. I've been told that it is inevitable that all ash trees will be infested with the Emerald Ash Borer in time. My sister has an ash tree in her back yard and an arborist told her it was not a matter of "if" but "when" it will be infested. They are considering pre-emptively cutting it down. <BR/><BR/>Carol at May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.com