A city that grew from 3,382 to 47,409 in thirty years

Tree Service in Eagan, MN

Subdivision trees from the 1970s through the 1990s, now big enough to need real work.

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Built Fast, Planted Fast

Tree Service in Eagan is shaped by how quickly the city filled in. Eagan had 3,382 residents in 1960 and 47,409 in 1990, and most of that growth followed the Highway 77 expansion, the 1980 opening of a six-lane Minnesota River bridge and the completion of I-35E through the south metro in the mid-1980s. Builders planted the same handful of fast-growing species along street after street. Forty years later those trees are large, many of them are ash, and they tend to have problems at the same time.

Eagan saw the ash borer coming

Eagan prepared early. In 2010, before the beetle had been found in the city, it received an $89,000 Minnesota Department of Agriculture grant, among the largest of 15 awarded that year. At the time about 3,600 ash trees stood in the city's right-of-way. The city's plan was to remove high-risk ash and protect high-quality ones with trunk injections, as a firebreak. When the beetle arrived, removals scaled up: a first phase in 2020 removed more than 300 untreated ash, and a second phase started in October 2021 in neighborhoods west of Lexington Avenue between Cliff and Yankee Doodle roads. City forester Adam Schnaible said at the time that the infestation was so widespread it was hard to predict where resources would be needed next.

Your ash is your decision

The city's work covered public trees. Ash in your yard is your call: treat, remove, or watch it for another season. By now, most untreated ash in Eagan have been exposed for several years. If yours has a thinning top, bark flaking off in patches and heavy woodpecker activity, it is likely past treatment. Waiting has a cost. Dead ash dries and becomes brittle, which makes climbing riskier and often means the tree has to come down from a lift instead.

Lots near Lebanon Hills and the greenways

Eagan lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River and includes part of Lebanon Hills Regional Park, which is connected to Patrick Eagan Park by a two-mile greenway. Homes backing up to those natural areas often have native oaks, basswood and aspen at the rear of the lot. Oaks there need the same oak wilt timing as anywhere in Dakota County: no routine pruning in spring and early summer.

Typical requests in Eagan

Removal of dead or declining ash
Crown reduction on large maples over roofs
Clearing deadwood from oaks on wooded back lots
Stump grinding so a lawn or bed can go back in
Storm cleanup after summer wind events

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Eagan in Brief

Early EAB planning. In 2010 Eagan received an $89,000 Minnesota Department of Agriculture grant for emerald ash borer work; about 3,600 ash trees were in the city's right-of-way at the time.
Public ash removals. Phase one in 2020 removed more than 300 untreated ash; phase two began in mid-October 2021 in neighborhoods west of Lexington Avenue between Cliff and Yankee Doodle roads.
Rapid growth. Eagan grew from 3,382 residents in 1960 to 47,409 in 1990 and 68,855 in 2020, with the biggest growth following the 1980 Minnesota River bridge and the mid-1980s completion of I-35E.
Green space. Lebanon Hills Regional Park connects to Patrick Eagan Park through a two-mile greenway that is part of the Eagan Core Greenway project.

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Eagan Questions

The city removed the ash on my boulevard. Should I remove the one in my backyard too?

Not automatically. If your backyard ash has been treated and still has a full crown, it may be worth keeping. If it is untreated, it has very likely been infested for years, and we can tell you how far along it is.

Is a lift or crane really necessary for a dead ash?

For long-dead ash it often is, because the wood becomes too brittle to safely climb and rig from. On an open lot a lift is usually enough; on a tight lot near the house a crane can be the safer option.

My subdivision maples are all the same age. Do they all need pruning?

Same-age trees often develop the same problems, like crowded limbs and weak unions. One visit to look at all of them usually costs less than scattered visits later.

Do you work near Lebanon Hills?

Yes. On lots bordering parks and greenways we keep wood and equipment on your side of the line and plan cuts so nothing lands on public land.

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