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Minnesota Ash Trees Leafless: Check for Life, Wait a Month

Two of four 25-year ashes leafless after cold spring. Ash buds late. Scratch twigs: green = alive, will re-leaf. Brown/brittle = dead. Check multiple branches. Wait 4 weeks before concluding.

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