As the old joke goes,
Q: "When is the best time to plant a tree?"
A: "About thirty years ago."
Probably about time to start putting some replacements into the ground - neither Beech nor
Ash, of course.
- - - Peter
On Apr 30, 2021, at 9:22 PM, Doug Linzey
<doug(a)fundymud.com> wrote:

On Wednesday, a fine sunny, warm day, our south-facing windows were covered with little
black randomly moving spots, which proved to be Orchestes fagi, Beech leaf-mining weevils.
They're waiting impatiently for the beech leaves to emerge and turn much of our
property into what you describe, Peter -- dead beech trees. They began the insult last
year, and this year I expect a pretty thin canopy by the end of June. That, plus a change
in the way water accumulates and sticks around more than it used to, causing some tree
dieoff, not to mention much higher and regular winds (and a neighbour who would rather
have a well-groomed yard than those pesky natural trees) causing blowdown, all adds up to
a seriously challenged bit of forest here on the N. Mountain. Can't wait for the
Emerald Ash Borer!
Doug
Arlington, Kings Co.
On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 3:28 PM Peter Payzant
<peter(a)payzant.net> wrote:
CBC had a disheartening story yesterday about the presence of the Emerald Ash Borer in
Bedford. It seems that it's now just a matter of time before ash trees in the province
are history.
The forest behind our home opened up tremendously with the deaths of all the Beech trees;
Ash trees are one of the more common remaining deciduous species.
You can read the story here.
--- Peter Payzant
Waverley
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