HUGE tree at Third and Indiana Street: Gone
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Turns out, we're not alone. Elmhust Patch is saying that the City of Elmhurst is going around quite a few neighborhoods - and in a pro-active attempt to keep the Ash Borer from finding a home in our city - chopping down as many Ash trees as they can find regardless of their size. Just one block from our house - at the southeast corner of Third and Indiana Streets sits this massive stump. I put the Babe's stroller in the photo to give you some perspective. I tried to count the rings, but lost track somewhere north of 100. I can understand the issue behind the elimination of these Ash trees, but it seems like a pretty significant waste in my mind. More sad than anything else I suppose. On the bright side, it seems that not only is the City replacing the trees with something else, they're willing to work with the homeowner if the Ash tree is *really* special to the homeowner and they don't want it chopped down. But, I have to ask: Can't they be treated s