DAYTON -- The City of Dayton is removing 200 diseased and dying ash trees and will replace them with new trees. Half of the removed trees are in the Central Business District; the remainder are in other locations throughout the city.
The ash trees are diseased and dying because of infestation by the emerald ash borer, an exotic insect that causes tree death by feeding on the layer of tissues beneath the bark. Emerald ash borer infestation has been increasingly common in the United States since 2002 and is believed to have killed millions of American trees.
Ash trees make up approximately 10 percent of the street trees planted in the Central Business District. Removal is necessary to mitigate tree hazards and replace the stock of healthy street trees.
Tree removal began October 17 and will continue through approximately December 7. Planting of replacement trees should be complete by December 31.
The replacement trees are not susceptible to infestation by the emerald ash borer and include red oak, frontier elm and sterling silver linden, along with up to 10 additional kinds of trees.
The tree removal and replacement are managed by the Division of Street Maintenance and are funded by $40,000 from a City repair/replacement account. The current tree removal effort is part of a multi-year process that will ultimately remove all ash trees growing in public rights of way and on public lands throughout the city.
Tree materials will be disposed of in accordance with Ohio Department of Agriculture guidelines.
Images courtesy emeraldashborer.info and Forest Service, USDA
The ash trees are diseased and dying because of infestation by the emerald ash borer, an exotic insect that causes tree death by feeding on the layer of tissues beneath the bark. Emerald ash borer infestation has been increasingly common in the United States since 2002 and is believed to have killed millions of American trees.
Ash trees make up approximately 10 percent of the street trees planted in the Central Business District. Removal is necessary to mitigate tree hazards and replace the stock of healthy street trees.
Tree removal began October 17 and will continue through approximately December 7. Planting of replacement trees should be complete by December 31.
The replacement trees are not susceptible to infestation by the emerald ash borer and include red oak, frontier elm and sterling silver linden, along with up to 10 additional kinds of trees.
The tree removal and replacement are managed by the Division of Street Maintenance and are funded by $40,000 from a City repair/replacement account. The current tree removal effort is part of a multi-year process that will ultimately remove all ash trees growing in public rights of way and on public lands throughout the city.
Tree materials will be disposed of in accordance with Ohio Department of Agriculture guidelines.
Images courtesy emeraldashborer.info and Forest Service, USDA
