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Providing community officials and allied agencies with the organizational and technical ability to effectively manage the trees along streets, within parks, and on public grounds.

State Urban Forestry Coordinator: Drew Todd
614-265-6707

Division of Forestry
2045 Morse Rd.
Building H1.
Columbus, OH 43229

Modesto Velvet Ash - Fraxinus velutina glabra 'Modesto'
Cleveland Planted: 1958
4415 W. 182nd Site: 10' Tree Lawn

1971 Comments: This tree is a poor selection because of its susceptibility to borers. The city of Cleveland no longer plants this tree because of the borer problem. Although the tree provides a good appearance for six to eight years, it is not long-lived enough for planting in a public area such as this. The borer causes considerable dieback at the top, necessitating extensive pruning, maintenance and ultimate removal of the tree.

1997 Comments: This tree is native to the southwestern United States and commonly used as a street tree. The 1971 comments suggest that this tree has been a problem in Ohio; but this cannot be substantiated since the only planting of the Velvet Ash was in this planting. Borers appear not to have been a long-term problem on the site.
Seventy-three percent of the overall planting survived (8 of 11 trees).
1997 data on the table are based on three original trees.
 
Project Data
1967
1968
1969
1970
1997
Height
18.8'
22.3'
22.3'
15.0'
48.3'
Caliper
5.4"
6.8"
7.0"
8.8"
16.6"
Spread
13.2'
17.6'
17.7'
23.0'
47.6'
*Three trees removed