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The ash isn’t a popular tree in suburban gardens. Mine certainly isn’t greatly beloved by the neighbours who, were it to fall victim to lightning strike or gale, would miss neither the shade it casts nor the generosity with which it distributes its progeny. But ash trees are under attack from the dreaded dieback, and since I’ve always been fond of their smooth, silver green-bark, velvet-black buds and the dappled shade cast by their frondy leaves, I refuse to hear a word against ours, even if it is looking like a crazed banshee at the moment and demanding an overdue, radical pollarding. Getting the branches off is one thing (involving two of my least favourite pieces of garden apparatus; ladders and chainsaws), processing half a tree while it’s on the ground is quite another. Though I won’t be complaining about poles for plant supports and logs for the fire.
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Hello! I’m Andrew, gardener, blogger, podcaster, and owner of a too-loud laugh, and I’m so pleased you’ve found your way to Gardens, weeds & words. You can read a more in-depth profile of me on the About page, or by clicking the image above.
