University trying to save its iconic ash trees from borers
Jun 30, 2018
Miami University is attempting to save the destruction of iconic ash trees that grace the campus of this southwest Ohio school from the destructive emerald ash borer
OXFORD, Ohio — Miami University is attempting to save some of its most iconic ash trees on its idyllic southwest Ohio campus from the destructive emerald ash borer.
The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports more than 650 ash trees have been infected by the invasive beetle that has spread across the U.S. with devastating results since the early 2000s. Signs have been posted on Miami's campus warning people to be alert for falling limbs.
Miami University's Cody Powell says the school has been focused on saving the largest and most iconic trees on campus. He says the school has an "unbelievable amount" of ash trees and that saving them all won't be possible.
