I'm sort of surprised that mills and such can move it around so easily given that reason why the nasty Chicom bug that is killing the ash came in with crating materials. Maybe the fed and state brian trusts have figured out that the EAB only actually likes ash and almost all U.S. ash is now exposed to the vermin so why not just go at it with some sort of lumber use.

I know around here, I still see stickers on camp fire bundles that state they are either ash free or the ash has been shown to be EAB free. A lot of our camp fire bundles come over from Minnesota. There is really no lumber or other milling in South Dakota (except maybe some still in small shops in the Black Hills). Most of the cut down ash here end up as chipped compost.

The Death of all ash trees is inevitable at this point.

I know people who are treating their residential trees and a big private campground along I-90 got certified to treat their own trees. I read somewhere that people think the treatments will eventually fail but I haven't seen that yet here.

I know people who are treating their residential trees and a big private campground along I-90 got certified to treat their own trees. I read somewhere that people think the treatments will eventually fail but I haven't seen that yet here.

Stuff is so stringy I remember trying to split it, would grab the axe often. Made very strong planks for this reason, would bend but rarely broke on trailers. Even in storms the trucks would twist but didn’t snap off like other hardwoods.
Tough stuff.

I love burning it, it just seems to be wasteful to burn that amount, but I know sometimes it’s just best to burn.

The City of Denver inoculates ash trees on their property - typically along sidewalks. Each inoculated ash tree gets a yellow ribbon with the phrase “I’m a smart ash” printed on the ribbons.