Transporting trees vs. firewood. ..

[Warm_in_NH]

So, anyone know the reason they set up check points for firewood smugglers at state lines but I've seen at least a dozen tractor trailers full of evergreens taking them all over the country right now.

Interesting. ...

 

[seabert]

Pretty sure it is about bugs and keeping infestations for spreading.

 

[Chimney Smoke]

Pretty sure it is about bugs and keeping infestations for spreading.

Exactly, that's why he questioned it

 

[Grisu]

They may go to a pellet manufacturing plant where they all get shredded. Or a sawmill, cut as lumber and kiln-dried. Chances are that someone knowledgeable has also taken a look at them to see if they are free of pests and therefore fit for certain uses. And if they were all evergreens they are unlikely to carry ask borer or longhorned beetle.

All very different from split firewood of unknown origin and species that someone drives around.

 

[firefighterjake]

They may go to a pellet manufacturing plant where they all get shredded. Or a sawmill, cut as lumber and kiln-dried. Chances are that someone knowledgeable has also taken a look at them to see if they are free of pests and therefore fit for certain uses. And if they were all evergreens they are unlikely to carry ask borer or longhorned beetle.

All very different from split firewood of unknown origin and species that someone drives around.

... or the trees may all be fresh cut Christmas trees heading to the big cities?

 

[Warm_in_NH]

They're Christmas trees. What about the woolly adelgid, or others?

Just curious. Wonder if they treat the trees or inspect before transport, maybe younger trees aren't infected...

Seems with all the regulations on firewood (which I completely understand and agree with) it's surprising to see TT's full of trees getting spread around the region. Never gave it a second thought until this year after all the news on the tree pests.

 

[Ashful]

Most of the trees sold 'round here are reportedly trucked-in from the Carolina's. This, while we have a ban on transporting trees or firewood across county lines, and new regulations supposedly coming that cut that down to just a few miles. Here, the quarantines are not species-specific, at least at the consumer level.

 

[BobUrban]

Michigan and Washington state are #1 and 2 in Christmas tree production and ship all over the country. Would be devastating to some local economies if they were banned for shipping. Not to mention some sad children in the south.

There are some rather impressive X-mas tree farms in Northern Michigan.

 

[Ashful]

Isn't Michigan EAB central? I wonder how many of them have hitched rides in Christmas trees grown near the perimeter of one of those large tree farms.

 

[JustWood]

More than likely OK because the insects are dormant in colder temps (time of transport) and when you bring it in to the house the crawlybastages come out of hiding and get eradicated by yur pistoff old lady .
When we were first quarantined you could transport any/all wood from Oct 15-Mar15 IIRC even under the quaratine. Dates were close but maybe not 100% correct. 6 months after our quarantine every county within 100 miles were quarantined so it didn't matter.
Most x-mas trees are landfilled, chipped,burned or sunk in lakes for fish cover. Prolly eliminating any crawlybastages .