John Skinner, community forester, joined us to talk about the invasive emerald ash borer that kills ash trees.

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An ash tree commonly refers to trees of the genus Fraxinus (from Latin "ash tree") in the olive family Oleaceae. The ashes are usually medium to large trees, mostly deciduous though a few ...

A basket-quality brown ash tree is one that is at least 25 ... rings that are wide enough to be split apart. The tree is cut into logs and carried out for pounding, or separation of the growth ...