Q. I have a huge ash tree that I want to either stop it
from seeding or kill it. I heard about a product that can stop seeding but I am
told due to the size of the tree it is impossible to spray the blooms. This
tree is at least 50' tall. It is a real nuisance. Also, if I continuously soak
salt brine into the ground would this kill the tree or at least shock it enough
to stop producing. Do you have any ideas on how to handle this situation?
A. Most ash trees are either male or female. It sounds
like you have a female tree. Male trees, in the case of ash trees, produce
pollen and do not produce seed. Female trees require the pollen from male ash
trees and produce seed.
There
are several products available which claim to eliminate fruit or in your case
seed production. They all work a little bit differently and may or may not work
on your tree. I am afraid it will be hit and miss when you start experimenting
with these products. There is a possibility that some of these products may
damage or even kill your ash tree or plants growing near it if used improperly.
I do not
have any research to back up any recommendations about which product might be
successful. I am sorry but I believe your best solution would be to remove the
tree rather than experiment with chemicals on your property. I hope this helps.
We have the same problem, but realized when we planted another new ash tree that it must be a male. If we remove the Male tree will that calm down or eliminate the seed production on our female tree? The female ash is quite large and beautiful, several years old. The male has only been in the ground about 2 years.
ReplyDeleteProbably not. There are so many seedless ash trees (male) planted in the area that the amount of pollen in the air is probably enormous. Thats all the female tree will need to set seed. Pollen available from male (seedless) ash trees.
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