Chozen Gardens Interviewed By The Aloha Free Press
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The Emerald Ash Borer, a small invasive beetle known to kill 90% of ash trees it infests has been found at Hazeldale park on SW Rosa Road. News broke in early September of this year after several new confirmed infestations were found in the wider Portland area, including at the Aloha park. The discovery means there is a rough timeline of under 10 years before infested Ash trees in the area will be dead or dying, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Aloha area certified arborist Albert Cho from Chozen Gardens said that because the EAB infestation isn’t highly visible yet that people don’t understand the impact the EAB will have on their neighborhoods. Ash trees along neighborhood streets and those providing shade in backyards will face a similar future dieback.
“I tell them, hey, these are all going to be gone,” Cho said. “The greenery that they have in their background, it’s all going to go and they just, it still hasn’t hit people yet.”
