National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative

In the event that the emerald ash borer cannot be contained, the Rose Lake Plant Materials Center (PMC) is taking steps to see that the ash tree doesn't vanish forever. The Rose Lake PMC has initiated the National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative. An agreement has been established to store ash tree seed at the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, CO. The U.S. Forest Service has agreed to x-ray the collected ash seed to determine sound seed for storage. If the ash tree populations are completely decimated by the ash borer, the stored seeds can be used as the genetic base for work to re-establish ash trees for future generations.

The Rose Lake PMC is seeking volunteers to collect seed from ash trees throughout the U.S. in the growing regions of ash trees. Additional information on the initiative along with identifying and collecting ash seed is contained in the documents linked below.

http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/pmc.html

For more information contact Barbara McWhorter at the WV State Office.

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WV NRCS emerald ash borer National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative poster (386 KB).