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Because I needed a new bird stand.
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What a wonderful stand. At least it was for a good cause. :laugh:
 

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What a noble sacrifice it made.
Is it for the littles?
 

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What a noble sacrifice it made.
Is it for the littles?
Oh in time they will all have a whack at destroying it. Right now no one is going near this new "thing". :D
 

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What kind of tree is it? Lol, your title made me think one of your 'toos had gotten outside and destroyed a tree! :laugh::laugh::laugh:
 

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What kind of tree is it? Lol, your title made me think one of your 'toos had gotten outside and destroyed a tree! :laugh::laugh::laugh:
It's an Ash tree.
 

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I only asked because I liked the shape haha it seemed like it wanted to become a bird-stand!
 

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I only asked because I liked the shape haha it seemed like it wanted to become a bird-stand!
That's exactly why it's a bird stand. I've got my eye on the apple tree now. I wonder if it's dying too? :)
 

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Nice stand John
 

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What a noble tree. Sacrificing its life so your birds could have entertainment and enrichment.
 

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Nice beveled edges on the base! :)
 

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Very creative. Wish I lived near you!
 

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Tree was dying anyway. :D
It's an Ash tree.

Nice stand!

If the tree was ash and was dying it may have ash borers. A lot of ash trees here were treated or cut down because of them.
Invasive species | City of Ottawa


What EAB does

Emerald Ash Borers normally have a one-year life cycle, but some can take up to two years to mature. EAB lays eggs on tree bark and in bark crevices starting in late May.

In its larva form, which resembles a caterpillar, Emerald Ash Borer feeds just under the bark of ash trees. This feeding disrupts the tree’s circulation of water and nutrients. The presence of even a few insects in a tree can kill it.

Top branches of ash trees usually die off first. Trees can lose half its branches in a single year. Once larvae finish feeding under the bark, they mature into adult beetles that chew their way out of the tree.

S-shaped grooves and D-shaped exit holes 3.5 – 4 mm wide caused by adult beetles photo courtesy Troy Kimoto, CFIA

  • look for loss of leaves and dead branches in the upper part of ash trees
  • unusually thin tree crowns
  • branch and leaf growth in the lower part of the stem where growth was not present before
  • unusually high woodpecker activity
  • look for bark splitting, S-shaped grooves beneath the bark caused by larval feeding, and D-shaped
  • exit holes 3.5 – 4 mm wide caused by adult beetles

Infested ash trees in North America generally die after two to three years, but heavily infested trees have been observed to die after one year.


And I see they're an issue in Alberta as well.
Ash Borer :: City of Edmonton
 
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Nice stand!

If the tree was ash and was dying it may have ash borers. A lot of ash trees here were treated or cut down because of them.
Invasive species | City of Ottawa

What EAB does

Emerald Ash Borers normally have a one-year life cycle, but some can take up to two years to mature. EAB lays eggs on tree bark and in bark crevices starting in late May.

In its larva form, which resembles a caterpillar, Emerald Ash Borer feeds just under the bark of ash trees. This feeding disrupts the tree’s circulation of water and nutrients. The presence of even a few insects in a tree can kill it.

Top branches of ash trees usually die off first. Trees can lose half its branches in a single year. Once larvae finish feeding under the bark, they mature into adult beetles that chew their way out of the tree.

S-shaped grooves and D-shaped exit holes 3.5 – 4 mm wide caused by adult beetles photo courtesy Troy Kimoto, CFIA

  • look for loss of leaves and dead branches in the upper part of ash trees
  • unusually thin tree crowns
  • branch and leaf growth in the lower part of the stem where growth was not present before
  • unusually high woodpecker activity
  • look for bark splitting, S-shaped grooves beneath the bark caused by larval feeding, and D-shaped
  • exit holes 3.5 – 4 mm wide caused by adult beetles

Infested ash trees in North America generally die after two to three years, but heavily infested trees have been observed to die after one year.


And I see they're an issue in Alberta as well.
Ash Borer :: City of Edmonton

The reason this tree died was because a rabbit chewed the base of the tree and killed it. :)
 

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The reason this tree died was because a rabbit chewed the base of the tree and killed it. :)


Oh good...sort of! :) That happened to the maple tree I had for several years too. It was about 10-12' tall, lots of leaves then in June or July the leaves just dried up. Over a year before a rabbit chewed the bark off. I had wrapped it with mesh but with the snow the rabbit could reach above the mesh.
 
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