Originally Posted by The Mule
Thank you very much, liquidsquid. That sounds like a winner. I didn't know about the tree & the ash borer. So are you saying that the tree is doomed to be victimized by that insect?

Only basing it on bark and location, yes I believe this is an ash tree. It is doomed. All of our are effected this year and I have had to cut down many. I have been planning for the loss of my trees by planting others to replace them. Oaks, Hickory, Hazelnut, Mulberry. All wildlife food sources to replace the Ash seeds.