Last year we had a whire birch die from a split trunk and oozing. We were told it was a parasite, and we treated it but it died anyway. Now our weeping ash is doing the same, with 2 dead branches. Anyone have any suggestions? I am desperate... this is a tree we planted to honor a dead family member, so it means a lot to me. ANY help would be appreciated. I live in the Northeast, eastern New York, very rural on 5 acres. Kymberlie
Hi Kymberlie, I'm sorry for your loss and now this problem. Is this tree oozing as well? What was the pest you had in your birch? Newt
There may be no connection, as the two kinds of trees are not related (the birch may have been tunneled out by bronze birch borer, for instance). Ashes in North America are now being hammered by emerald ash borer, perhaps that is what is afflicting your specimen. If that is the case, that is too bad as this is a rare tree, eventually making a spectacular specimen when producing as tall stem or when grafted up high on one. Try New York Cooperative Extension for assistance.
The birch did have a borer, that was a hard one, but this weeping ash is a nice tree, and I will follow up on the emerald ash borer suggestion. I love this tree, and MUST find a way to save it. I know Mr Beyfuss at Cornell Cooperative in Cairo NY, I hadn't thought of that, thanks, Kymberlie
