Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: A pause for appreciation before they go: Fraxinus, 1 by ViburnumValley

ViburnumValley wrote:
Bite your tongue.

If all lovers of trees took that attitude, then the Elm Research Institute efforts with Ulmus and the American Chestnut Foundation work on Castanea would be fig newtons of our imaginations. Franklinia would be a finite footnote. And the wee threatened species that you have given tender loving care on windowsills (and every other non-cat-occupied ledge) would have no significant future to expect.

I expect that something will come along to slow down and stymie EAB, and/or there will be remnant individual trees in the Fraxinus genus that will resist its ravages. Of course, we will all see in time.

Until then, I will employ the reasonable approach of a diverse planting palette in our parks and in landscapes that I can influence. I couldn't stand it if I didn't try to leave these kinds of legacies for posterity.