State will fell 700 trees in ash borer survey
MADISON, Wis. (AP) State agriculture crews will cut more than 700 trees in 29 counties by the end of the year in a search for the destructive emerald ash borer.
The work is part of the state's ongoing efforts to detect a possible spread of the beetle which has been blamed for the loss of millions of ash trees in the U.S. and Canada.
Crews began cutting ash trees this week in Ozaukee and Washington counties, where the emerald ash borer was found in July. Work also began in neighboring Fond du Lac County and will move into Sheboygan County within several weeks. The four counties are under an emerald ash borer quarantine.
State agricultural officials say there are more than 765 million ash trees in Wisconsin forests. In urban areas, the ash variety makes up about 20 percent of all trees.
Sep 19, 2008 at 8:29 a.m.
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Paul Bunyan "felled" trees. It's an old logging term.
Sep 19, 2008 at 1:27 a.m.
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To fell a tree is the correct way to say "I'm gonna go chop down than thur' tree."
Sep 18, 2008 at 8:07 p.m.
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the trees are felling
Sep 18, 2008 at 4:14 p.m.
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never mind...looked it up.
Sep 18, 2008 at 4:08 p.m.
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*article*
Sep 18, 2008 at 4:07 p.m.
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What does the title of this articel mean? State will "fell"....?
Sep 18, 2008 at 10:49 a.m.
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janesvillean, I have an ash tree that I planted about 20 years ago and for 4 years in a row by the beginning of August the leaves just turned brown and fell off. I stuck it out basically because I didn't really want to deal with taking it down. I waited until the following spring to see if it would leaf out and it always did. All of a sudden 3 years ago it made it through the entire summer and it's been fine ever since. There are still a few issues with the very top but it just seems like ash trees are really touchy. Don't give up on it just yet.
Sep 18, 2008 at 10:32 a.m.
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Our ash was looking sickly this spring, but I wasn't able to find any evidence of the ash borer (basically, a D-shaped entry/exit hole). After the rain started it seemed to bounce back, but it's sad that I have to basically consider it a goner.
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