Update on the Emerald Ash Borer
Estimates are in on the cost of treating our ash trees against the emerald ash borer. According to Deborah who received an estimate from Mike Henrietta, a landscaper, the cost for treating the two trees that shade the two recently-installed memorials are as follows:Colony Drive Bench Tree - $429; Pasturegate Road Gazebo Tree - $312.Sub-total: $741. Total: $370.50 (with funding through the the Virginia Forestry half-cost share program).Mike advises that the trees may need to be treated every 2-3 years for about ten years. The emerald ash borer comes through in a wave, killing all ash trees and then dying out for lack of a food source. At that point landowners may be able to stop treating the trees and monitor them only. Also, less costly treatments are in development, hopefully…