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I lost a huge ash out by the road about 10 years back.

The only saving graces were:

- It was on the road and the town took it down at no charge.

- With that tree gone, the strip of my front field I was letting grow out grew much more and shields me a lot better from the road than I was before.

In a lot of parts of the countryside that I love, the ash trees have completely obscured all the best views over the past 30 years. It feels awful to say but I can’t wait for ash-die-back to wipe out this generation. We’ll be glad for the timber to use as fuel too, of course.

Oh noes.

I have what I thought was called a Rayford Ash in my yard, on the advice of a tree specialist from the local nursery. But apparently I've been misspelling it?

https://www.moonvalleynurseries.com/raywood-ash

How much is that going to cost? You need to get the tree hauled to a mill if one is close by and cut into lumber that needs to be sorted through to select pieces that are furniture grade and then sent to a craftsman to actually make it. Sounds expensive!

Honestly be grateful it’s gone. They’re crappy trees that are dangerous to have near property and people.

Great for guitars though!