ASH Tree is Dieing Need Replacement

Tall Oak · 16th August 2010, 08:08 PM

My ASH Tree is dieing and would like to replace it. What would be the best tree to replace it with? I do liketo replave it with the same shade. What would be a nice tree?

It would be a street tree and it is on the West side of my house, in front of house.

Brent Ferris · 18th August 2010, 04:09 AM

How much room do you have, how tall do you want the tree to get, what kind of soil are you growing on and the moisture conditions, what kind of fruit can you tolerate - nuts, keys, berries etc, how fast do want it to grow, and do you want vegetation all year, like a conifer, or leaves for spring-summer-fall only? Additionally, it sound like you want to plant it on the city's property. You might want to check if there are any restrictions, and they might have a tree planting program and provide one free of charge.

Tall Oak · 18th August 2010, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by treeshaveneeds

How much room do you have,25 to 30 feet. how tall do you want the tree to get,50 feet what kind of soil are you growing on and the moisture conditions,Clay soil it get dry at times in the Summer, not that bad. what kind of fruit can you tolerate - nuts, keys, berries etc,As clean as possible, I do not like Maples and there seed pods.If I can do away with nuts that would be fine also. how fast do want it to grow,Medtime grouth tree and a very strong tree. and do you want vegetation all year, like a conifer, or leaves for spring-summer-fall only?I like to see color in the Fall, so leaves are fine, I need shade, I can deal with the shade of a Amber Ash type shade. Additionally, it sound like you want to plant it on the city's property. You might want to check if there are any restrictions, and they might have a tree planting program and provide one free of charge.

You will find the answers above in RED.

Brent Ferris · 21st August 2010, 09:19 AM

Well Unfortunately, if you want a clean tree - and you don't like the keys of maples, nor presumably the samaras of ash, you don't want nuts, and that probably rules out berry producing trees, and you don't want the pods of Honey Locust or Black Locust AND you want fall colour AND you want it to grow fairly fast you will probably be looking at a tree species with male and female trees - like Ginkgo biloba - you would want the male tree. Has bright yellow leaves in the fall.
OR Perhaps a tree like Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' ) that has minimal fruit. Yellow leaves in fall.
If a small hard berry on a wing is ok, Lindens may be a good choice - Silver Linden (Tilia tomentosa), Littleleaf Linden (Tilia cordata) or Bigleaf Linden (Tilia platyphyllos) - all have yellow leaves in fall.
You might consider Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glytostroboides) -- a conifer whose needles turn yellow in the fall, and then fall off. Perhaps even Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum).

The big problem is having a fast growing tree, and wanting it to stop at 50 feet. They don't go together very well. Most fast growing trees think 50 feet is hardly worth the effort; so if you only want 50 feet, the slower growing trees will accomplish that, but it takes time for them to grow.

Ash is probably not a good choice, with samaras as fruit (unless you can stand the pod like fruit) and unless it is not susceptible to Emerald Ash Borer.

Tall Oak · 21st August 2010, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by treeshaveneeds

Well Unfortunately, if you want a clean tree - and you don't like the keys of maples, nor presumably the samaras of ash, you don't want nuts, and that probably rules out berry producing trees, and you don't want the pods of Honey Locust or Black Locust AND you want fall colour AND you want it to grow fairly fast you will probably be looking at a tree species with male and female trees - like Ginkgo biloba - you would want the male tree. Has bright yellow leaves in the fall.
OR Perhaps a tree like Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' ) that has minimal fruit. Yellow leaves in fall.
If a small hard berry on a wing is ok, Lindens may be a good choice - Silver Linden (Tilia tomentosa), Littleleaf Linden (Tilia cordata) or Bigleaf Linden (Tilia platyphyllos) - all have yellow leaves in fall.
You might consider Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glytostroboides) -- a conifer whose needles turn yellow in the fall, and then fall off. Perhaps even Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum).

The big problem is having a fast growing tree, and wanting it to stop at 50 feet. They don't go together very well. Most fast growing trees think 50 feet is hardly worth the effort; so if you only want 50 feet, the slower growing trees will accomplish that, but it takes time for them to grow.

Ash is probably not a good choice, with samaras as fruit (unless you can stand the pod like fruit) and unless it is not susceptible to Emerald Ash Borer.

What do you think of the Big Leaf Sweet Gum?

I think that would be a nice tree.

16th August 2010, 08:08 PM	#1
Tall Oak Sappling Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 14	ASH Tree is Dieing Need Replacement My ASH Tree is dieing and would like to replace it. What would be the best tree to replace it with? I do liketo replave it with the same shade. What would be a nice tree? It would be a street tree and it is on the West side of my house, in front of house.

18th August 2010, 04:09 AM	#2
Brent Ferris Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,555	Re: ASH Tree is Dieing Need Replacement How much room do you have, how tall do you want the tree to get, what kind of soil are you growing on and the moisture conditions, what kind of fruit can you tolerate - nuts, keys, berries etc, how fast do want it to grow, and do you want vegetation all year, like a conifer, or leaves for spring-summer-fall only? Additionally, it sound like you want to plant it on the city's property. You might want to check if there are any restrictions, and they might have a tree planting program and provide one free of charge.

21st August 2010, 09:19 AM	#4
Brent Ferris Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,555	Re: ASH Tree is Dieing Need Replacement Well Unfortunately, if you want a clean tree - and you don't like the keys of maples, nor presumably the samaras of ash, you don't want nuts, and that probably rules out berry producing trees, and you don't want the pods of Honey Locust or Black Locust AND you want fall colour AND you want it to grow fairly fast you will probably be looking at a tree species with male and female trees - like Ginkgo biloba - you would want the male tree. Has bright yellow leaves in the fall. OR Perhaps a tree like Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' ) that has minimal fruit. Yellow leaves in fall. If a small hard berry on a wing is ok, Lindens may be a good choice - Silver Linden (Tilia tomentosa), Littleleaf Linden (Tilia cordata) or Bigleaf Linden (Tilia platyphyllos) - all have yellow leaves in fall. You might consider Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glytostroboides) -- a conifer whose needles turn yellow in the fall, and then fall off. Perhaps even Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum). The big problem is having a fast growing tree, and wanting it to stop at 50 feet. They don't go together very well. Most fast growing trees think 50 feet is hardly worth the effort; so if you only want 50 feet, the slower growing trees will accomplish that, but it takes time for them to grow. Ash is probably not a good choice, with samaras as fruit (unless you can stand the pod like fruit) and unless it is not susceptible to Emerald Ash Borer.

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