We are committed to maintaining a diverse population of trees.

On public property, Minneapolis would lose approximately 38, ash trees growing on boulevards.

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The cost of removal, stump grinding and replanting of these trees would exceed 26 million. This does not include the tens of thousands of ash trees growing in parks and natural areas such as along the Mississippi River corridor. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive beetle that attacks and kills ash trees.

As North American ash trees have no immunity to EAB, it will eventually kill all ash trees in Minneapolis. To lessen the impact, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is proactively removing ash trees and replacing them with other species.

We recommend you hire a City of Minneapolis licensed contractor [PDF] to remove your tree. This is typically the least expensive option. We hire a contractor. You may choose to let us hire a contractor to remove your tree, but you still need to pay for the removal plus an 80 administrative fee. You remove the tree. It has already killed millions of trees in its path, and is on track to kill % of untreated ash trees here in a matter of years. Shadywood Tree Experts has been offering high quality and affordable tree trimming, tree removal, and plant health care (including treatment of insects and diseases) for the Twin Cities metro area since Emerald Ash Borer in Minneapolis.

We feel that it is important to educate Minnesota residents about the threat presented by the Emerald Ash Borer. Since its discovery in Michigan in; the Emerald Ash Borer has destroyed over a million trees in the United States.

If you would like to treat a non-symptomatic boulevard ash tree in front of your home with insecticide, you must hire a licensed and permitted tree care company.

The Emerald Ash Borer was discovered in St. Paul on May 13, and it is only a matter of time before the whole state becomes infested with. We will remove the non-symptomatic tree as part of the canopy replacement plan for ash trees. Green Ribbon The tree is not currently scheduled for removal. We wrap non-symptomatic public ash trees with informational ribbons to raise awareness for the canopy replacement plan for ash trees. We only use green to mark ash trees.

Orange Paint Ring. Ash Tree Waste Disposal Sites When a county becomes quarantined for the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), wood and waste from ash trees cannot be moved outside the quarantine area. To dispose of ash waste within a quarantined county, use an appropriate facility that is closest to the source of tree waste to help minimize the spread of EAB. The MPRB Forestry Department is in the process of collecting data on boulevard trees throughout Minneapolis.

From data collected thus far, it is known that tree cutting equipmemt of all boulevard trees are Ash. This percentage translates into an estimated 38, vulnerable trees. Considering that the cost of removing, stumping and replanting these trees can be three times the current Forestry Department budget, it’s.

If you decide to proactively remove ash trees, remove them between October 1 and April 30 to avoid the season emerald ash borer is active and in flight.

Trees should be removed by a reliable and insured ISA-certified arborist. Find an ISA-certified arborist near you. To help reduce your individual costs, work with your neighbors to hire a company to remove trees on multiple properties.

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