Learn about the Black Ash Tree (Fraxinus Nigra Marsh)—its characteristics, habitat, ecological importance, and tips for ...

On all but the smallest trees, beetles initially infest the upper portion of the tree within the canopy where evidence is very difficult to see. While the ash is vigorous, it responds by producing ...

Emerald ash borer adults emerge from trees in spring. After mating, the females each lay about 50 eggs in the bark crevices of ash trees. The eggs hatch and larvae mine just under the bark where ...

Bark – Scaly on young trees; becoming similar to Fraxinus americana; ashy-gray; divided into shallow furrows shaped into diamond patterns. Native Americans commonly used green ash for bows and arrow ...

At its adult stage, the emerald ash borer is roughly one-half inch long and metallic green. Starting at the larval stage, the insect ruins the tree's ability to transport water and nutrients by ...

An emerald ash borer larva chews through the cambium layer of an infested ash tree in Armstrong, located in Emmet County. A buildup of feeding tunnels cut off the vascular or “plumbing system ...

Signs of an ash tree include a diamond bark pattern and a compound leaf. “Your single leaf will be attached to the twig. This ...