Brutkey

Jer 🚲
@jerzone@techhub.social

@ehmatthes@fosstodon.org I tried ID’ing and it says Ash or Box Elder. Since this one started growing we've had a half dozen pop up in various parts of the yard (stone walls, gardens, etc..). It's a fast grower!

Don Ray
@donray@mastodon.online

@jerzone@techhub.social @ehmatthes@fosstodon.org

If it’s an ash, then it’s probably doomed because of the emerald ash borer. If it’s a Box Elder (which would be my guess), it will grow pretty big, then start falling down — they live fast and die young.

I’d definitely vote for cutting it down for all the reasons you mentioned.

lfisk
@lfisk@infosec.exchange

@donray@mastodon.online @jerzone@techhub.social @ehmatthes@fosstodon.org Maybe explains his Box Elder Bugs about too...

I've a Sugar Maple growing about 8 feet from the house that makes a good bird perch. It's maybe ~35 years old and 7- 8 feet tall. One can't have a tree like that so close by. Every spring, usually on or around Mothers Day I severely prune it. If it dies oh well but it hasn't. If you have a Box Elder (likely) you could probably cut it off 4-5 feet up and it would recover...

The dead leaves and the 4-5 smallish trunks in the photo make up this maple.

Jer 🚲
@jerzone@techhub.social

@lfisk@infosec.exchange @donray@mastodon.online @ehmatthes@fosstodon.org

Here’s a shot of leaves and seeds and bottom of tree

Jer 🚲
@jerzone@techhub.social

@lfisk@infosec.exchange

The birds have been doing a number on this branch.
@donray@mastodon.online @ehmatthes@fosstodon.org

lfisk
@lfisk@infosec.exchange

@jerzone@techhub.social @donray@mastodon.online @ehmatthes@fosstodon.org Yes, those seeds look like Box Elder (AKA Ash Leaf Maple) to me. see Green Ash seeds in this entry:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraxinus_pennsylvanica