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Ash die back? Ash die back my bottom!

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phoenix Mon 06-Jun-16 19:19:58

Evening all.

I am fighting a constant battle with bloody ash seedlings appearing practically everywhere, in my tubs and pots, even in the little gravel border between the drive and the fence. The worst offending tree has been cut down, but there are so many around that they are bound to crop up again.

I know that in the grand scheme of things it's a minor issue, and all I need to do is keep on top of it and pull them out when I see them, but ............!

If anyone in parts of the country where ash trees are disappearing would like some potential replacements, please let me know!

Gracesgran Mon 06-Jun-16 19:24:24

grin and sympathy (but better not offer flowers - you never know).

grannylyn65 Mon 06-Jun-16 19:43:31

grin

thatbags Mon 06-Jun-16 19:51:15

It's the same here, phoenix. I lose count very quickly of the number I pull out in one day. On the positive side, even if only five per cent of UK ash trees survive the dieback problem, at the rate they reproduce they should soon re-establish themselves.

rosesarered Mon 06-Jun-16 19:55:38

Same here too, in every other verge they are popping up!

kittylester Tue 07-Jun-16 06:51:25

We have them in droves too and i have recently come across one behind the garage that obviously escaped my eagle eye! angry

hildajenniJ Tue 07-Jun-16 08:24:46

Oh phoenix I have the same problem. I'm constantly pulling up ash seedlings from my gravel drive and from the pots around the house. There are so many ash trees around here, I'm afraid I'm fighting a losing battle.

shysal Tue 07-Jun-16 08:48:36

There is just one giant ash in the field behind my garden. The seedlings are everywhere, including in the centre of rose bushes where they are impossible to remove. Grr!

merlotgran Tue 07-Jun-16 10:10:07

I have the same problem with elder. Our ash tree is magnificent which is a blessing because so many have been lost to die-back in East Anglia.

Keeeeeeeeeep Pulling grin

Stansgran Tue 07-Jun-16 11:21:51

It's sycamores with me and poplars. Wouldn't mind ash.

Crafting Tue 07-Jun-16 13:32:05

phoenix you have ash seedlings in your bottom shock Is this some new treatment for the bowel problem?