Texas Trees Foundation Supports the City of Dallas' Strategic Action Against an Impending Ash Tree Infestation
EAB kills unprotected ash trees within 2-5 years of infestation, eliminating entire untreated ash tree populations within 10 years.
- EAB kills unprotected ash trees within 2-5 years of infestation, eliminating entire untreated ash tree populations within 10 years.
- Texas Trees Foundation's 2015 State of the Dallas Urban Forest Report found that 13.1 percent of all trees in the city are ash, which accounts for an estimated population of nearly 2 million ash trees across Dallas.
- "We are grateful to the City of Dallas for its efforts to understand, monitor, and strategically respond to the impending Emerald Ash Borer infestation," said Janette Monear, Texas Trees Foundation CEO/President.
- "Texas Trees Foundation urges the City to implement a SLAM approach, which recommends treatment of 20 percent of the ash population annually.