Ten years since ash dieback was detected in Northern Ireland the disease has been quietly ravaging NI's native ash trees:
BBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent
And I am not alone. Many readers have contacted BBC News NI to express concern about trees from south Armagh to north Antrim and County Down to County Fermanagh. Ash dieback is believed to have arrived on imported saplings and was first detected in November 2012. They are well-suited to the climate, fast-growing, and provide flexible wood that has a range of uses."Within the next five to 10 years there will be no native ash available for the furniture industry, for hurley stick manufacturers, for oars for boats and other specialist uses that ash timber is very well suited for," said John Hetherington.Image caption,"There's lots of ash trees on roadsides," he said.
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