BROOKINGS, S.D. – Choosing trees suited to South Dakota will be more difficult now that the threat from emerald ash borer makes it inadvisable to plant ash trees, but SDSU Extension Forestry Specialist John Ball has some suggestions.

“By now most South Dakotans are aware of the potential threat of emerald ash borer so green ash, black ash and white ash, all popular trees, have been taken off the list of trees to plant. Our climate and soils further limited what will grow here. However, there are still lots of possibilities available throughout the state,” Ball said….

See all of this story in the March 10, 2009 edition of the True Dakotan. To subscribe to the full version of the True Dakotan, send a check for $37.10 (in-SD) or $45.00 (out-of-SD) to PO Box T, Wessington Springs, SD 57382

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