[Greenbuilding] Tree inoculation against Emerald Ash Borer

[Steve Houlihan]

Maybe this explains why I can't buy ash hollow core doors anymore.

  A few years ago I decided to replace all the hollow core ash doors in 
my house with solid maple, raised panel doors that a local company was 
selling at a very good price.  They used some sort of a laser 
measurement system and brought out doors that fit into the existing 
openings.  BUT, the more I thought about it, and the more I read all the 
letters on this list, I realized that I was cutting down several trees 
and sending 12 perfectly good doors to the landfill for no other reason 
than that I thought they would look better.  Thanks to the "Green 
Building List" I am a better person today!

Two of my doors still needed replacing due to damage.  That was when I 
found out that I could no longer get ash doors.  I ended up using oak 
and staining it to match.  Nobody, except me, would ever notice the 
difference.

Steve

On 4/20/12 9:37 AM, Benjamin Pratt wrote:
> I've known about this pest for longer than most people in my area.
> Around 8 years ago, the city was planting ash trees-so I asked the
> workers if they had heard of it. One had--but said he thought it would
> not make it to our area in his lifetime. It was discovered here around
> 3 years after that conversation.
> Ben
>
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 11:24 AM, RT<archilogic at yahoo.ca>  wrote:
>> Just wondering if people on this list might have some experience in dealing
>> with the Emerald Ash Borer that is currently responsible for thousands if
>> not millions of Ash trees being destroyed ?
>>
>> In the City of Ottawa alone, the City is expecting to have over 2,500 tonnes
>> of ash trees cut from City-owned property for which they need to find a
>> disposal solution and it expects that number to increase to 5,000 tonnes by
>> 2015.
>>                 http://goo.gl/TvWpo
>>
>> As is usually the case, pro-active approaches are more effective so I'm
>> hoping to encourage those in my community to consider a do-it-ourselves tree
>> inoculation program (rather than wait for the City to decide that it's a
>> good idea) whereby we find a source for Neem oil, do a bulk purchase and
>> then provide property owners with instructions on mix proportions, dosage
>> and application.
>>
>> The video in the link below seems to indicate that it's relatively easy to
>> do:
>>
>>                                 http://goo.gl/iqKeU
>>
>> I'm also wondering if perhaps our Southern US states listmembers might know
>> of more local sources for the Neem oil than its native India.
>>
>> --
>> === * ===
>> Rob Tom
>> Kanata, Ontario, Canada
>>
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