Easy Livin’ 3000
Minister of Fire
Unfortunately, I'm with the tree expert on this one. Whether you brought it or it arrives on its own, it'll be there before long. This is but one of the many side effects of 6 billion humans on our small planet, all simultaneously trying to increase their standard of living. All my ash and hemlocks are toast as a result of invasives.I spoke with a local arborist, and his feeling is that I'm fighting a losing battle. He was surprised I wanted to get rid of a cord of ash, just because it was infested with this borer. He said he's seeing so many invasive borers recently, that I'm not going to have any wood to burn in a few years, if I'm not willing to take borer infested wood. I fear he may be right, but I do feel better, having gotten rid of this load.
On the plus side, sounds like you are going to have to your own source of wood closer to home soon.