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Pests

# Ash tree

An ash tree is a native North American tree that emerald ash borer attacks, and the beetle left few ash trees standing in southwest Ohio after it reached Hamilton County in 2007.

Emerald ash borer lays eggs on all native ash species, according to Ohio State University's BYGL (Buckeye Yard and Garden Line) newsletter. Blue ash is considered more tolerant of the beetle's feeding. Ohio State also reports that the beetle was confirmed in Hamilton County in 2007, and that untreated ash trees declined year after year until few trees were left to feed the beetle.

City of Dayton staff note that Ohio was among the first states hit by [emerald ash borer](https://cincystump.multisites.ai/glossary/emerald-ash-borer). A dead ash can leave a stump in a yard or on a [tree lawn](https://cincystump.multisites.ai/glossary/tree-lawn). Some stumps send up new shoots, called [bush ash](https://cincystump.multisites.ai/glossary/bush-ash). The guide on the [status of emerald ash borer in Ohio and Kentucky](https://cincystump.multisites.ai/guides/emerald-ash-borer-status-ohio-kentucky) covers the timeline.

## Related terms

-   [Emerald ash borer](https://cincystump.multisites.ai/glossary/emerald-ash-borer)
-   [Bush ash](https://cincystump.multisites.ai/glossary/bush-ash)
-   [D-shaped exit hole](https://cincystump.multisites.ai/glossary/d-shaped-exit-hole)
-   [Tree removal](https://cincystump.multisites.ai/glossary/tree-removal)
-   [Tree lawn](https://cincystump.multisites.ai/glossary/tree-lawn)

## Sources

1.  [OSU BYGL: Emerald Ash Borer Still Infesting Trees](https://bygl.osu.edu/node/2655)
2.  [OSU BYGL: Ash regrowth in southwest Ohio](https://bygl.osu.edu/node/2166)
3.  [City of Dayton: Urban Forest Master Plan](https://www.daytonohio.gov/1376/Urban-Forest-Master-Plan)