Our condo development is surrounded by ash trees. Two are showing signs of distress. One is ~20 year old tree that has had sparce leafing all spring. At this point many leaves have dried up and fallen. There is increased growth at the crotch of the trunk this year, however. There is no sprouting at the root level. The other tree is ~5 years old and is a replacement for a tree lost in a wind storm. It too has lost a lot of leaves. I have pictures. Shall I bring them in? We are interested is saving the trees if possible and need advice whether to launch a treatment program or take them out and replace asap. Thanks, Sarah Babbitt

Sarah, Unfortunately ash are suffering from a number of problems. you may want to take a sample to the U of I plant clinic. they can check for certain diseases that we can only guess at. here is their website http://plantclinic.cropsci.uiuc.edu/ this is website srticle about the many problems of ash http://hyg.aces.uiuc.edu/secure/subscribers/200412c.html good luck, sandy