Robert, i hope you don’t mind another question, I don’t know anything
about this kind of tree, but we have several of the same kind in the
same condition, surrounded by a variety of others seemingly healthy…They’re fed and watered a lot, there’s lawn under them. Does it look like it’s dying?
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ash tree but I am not sure which one.If you show someone the close-up of
the leaves and they know it is growing in southern Nevada, they will
assume it is an iron problem. This is because of the yellow leaves with
the green veins in the close-up of the leaves. But I want to propose two
possible other ideas.
Flood the area under the tree. It could be as simple as not enough water.
With limited water the tree could have yellow leaves but usually the
leaves are brown or scorched around the edges. One way to find out, and
it’s a simple way, is just flood the area under the tree 3 times this
week and again 3 times next week. See if you see a response in the
growth of the tree in about 2 or 3 weeks. This is the simplest and
doesn’t cost you much money to do.
Add fertilizer and iron. Another possibility is
fertilizer and iron. Distribute about 3 or 4 pounds of 21-0-0 under the
tree along with some EDDHA iron chelate. 2 or 3 teaspoons of iron
chelate in a 5 gallon bucket of water will be enough. Another
possibility is to substitute about 2 to 3 cubic feet of compost along
with the iron and water it in instead of the 21 – 0 – 0. Make sure the
fertilizer and iron is thoroughly washed into the soil. If this solves
the problem, you should see a response in 2 or 3 weeks.
Ash Decline. Is not a
good one. There is a disease of ash trees called ash decline. There is
nothing you can do to remedy it except to remove the tree. If you do not
get a response from the increased watering and fertilizer including
iron, I would conclude it is ash decline. Remove the tree and replace it
with a tree that is not an ash.