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Dead Ash Trees
- Thread starter Bloodhound
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Sure you can but remember the EAB kills
The tree by laying larvae that burrow throughout it. Depending on the extent of the damage you can have relatively minor to major intrusion. Just realize there will be burrow holes throughout but that can be attractive to some. I wouldn’t trust it for structural jobs just decorative but again that depends on many other factors and I’m certainly no expert.
Plus ash doesn’t last long laying in the ground either. It’s like beech and to a lesser extent cherry. Maple and locust seem to hold up relatively well compared to ash and beech in my experience. Again not an expert but cut, buck, haul, split and stack my own firewood every year to heat my home.
I climb drt. I would never hunt out of a dead tree. In addition, I don't hunt out of trees with dead limbs overhead or out of trees that have dead trees directly next to them. I hunt some windy days. I killed a buck this year on a day where the wind gust was 35 mph.
I always make note of where dead ash trees are in the woods however. When they fall they generally take other limbs with them, opening up the canopy which creates regenerative growth. I've seen a lot more deer movement over the last few years in areas where ash trees fell. It's nature's form of TSI.
I always make note of where dead ash trees are in the woods however. When they fall they generally take other limbs with them, opening up the canopy which creates regenerative growth. I've seen a lot more deer movement over the last few years in areas where ash trees fell. It's nature's form of TSI.