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Is emerald ash borer a problem in Indiana?

Answered for Fishers, Hamilton County.

It has already moved through Indiana and killed the overwhelming majority of untreated ash. An untreated ash here is on a clock, not at risk. In Fishers, fishers was not one of the 23 communities in Indiana DNR's street-tree sample inventory, so no verified species breakdown exists for the city. What is documented is that the Tree Board maintains a list of desirable and undesirable species and no species off that list may be planted as a street tree without special permission — the practical picture being a 1990s-2000s nursery palette in tight uniform age classes, with ash gone since EAB was confirmed in Indiana in 2004. Treatable while the canopy is still mostly intact.

Fishers's canopy and what's at risk

Fishers was not one of the 23 communities in Indiana DNR's street-tree sample inventory, so no verified species breakdown exists for the city. What is documented is that the Tree Board maintains a list of desirable and undesirable species and no species off that list may be planted as a street tree without special permission — the practical picture being a 1990s-2000s nursery palette in tight uniform age classes, with ash gone since EAB was confirmed in Indiana in 2004.

What to look for

Thinning from the top down, D-shaped exit holes about an eighth of an inch across, sprouts low on the trunk, and pale flecking where woodpeckers have stripped bark to get at larvae.

Whether the tree can be saved

Treatable while the canopy is still mostly intact. Once roughly a third of it is gone, treatment stops being worth the money and the tree becomes a removal — and a dead ash goes brittle unusually fast, which makes it both more dangerous and more expensive the longer it stands.

Timing in Hamilton County

Trunk injection in spring or early summer, repeated every one to two years for the life of the tree. It is a permanent commitment, not a cure.

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Powell and Sons Urban Forestry and Exterior Design LLC

8831 Birch St, Fishers, IN 46038

4.425
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  • Stump Grinding
  • +2

This company is AMAZING! I called in the morning for an estimate, they were in the neighborhood working on another job, and added me in. I got the…

Stephanie Schulenborg · 5 years ago · Google
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Timberland Tree Care

10475 Crosspoint Blvd Ste 250-2645, Indianapolis, IN 46256

5.032
  • Tree Removal
  • Tree Trimming
  • Stump Grinding
  • +3

The owner, Curt, is great to deal with. His estimates are very clear and fair. He is there (from start to finish) personally supervising his crew and…

Sweetie Punk · 6 years ago · Google
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Evergreen Tree Service & Landscape

13255 Parkside Dr Apt 102, Fishers, IN 46038

4.997
  • Tree Removal
  • Tree Trimming
  • Stump Grinding
  • +2

I cannot say enough good things about Carlos and his team at Evergreen Outdoors Tree Service & Landscaping. Carlos is very polite and professional…

Eric Potts · 4 years ago · Google
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Stumped LLC

10503 Becker Ct, Fishers, IN 46038

4.938
  • Tree Removal
  • Tree Trimming
  • Stump Grinding
  • +1

I highly recommend Stumped LLC. Karl was very prompt at returning my online inquiry even though it was a busy time. He came out and gave me a…

Christy Garner · 5 years ago · Google
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Green Tree Services

8811 Saville Rd, Noblesville, IN 46060

4.976
  • Tree Removal
  • Tree Trimming
  • Stump Grinding
  • +1

I have used Green Tree Service for tree removal many times and each time they have far exceeded my expectations. Recently, a wind gust in our area…

Asad Rana · 3 months ago · Google
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Affordable Tree and Crane Service

14640 River Rd, Noblesville, IN 46062

4.436
  • Tree Removal
  • Tree Trimming
  • Stump Grinding
  • +3

Wow! I have had a lot of trees removed in my 82 years! These guys get it done and rather quickly. Their equipment is head spinning and jaw dropping…

George Roberto · 8 years ago · Google

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