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When the Orange Ring Goes On

Tree Service in New Brighton often starts with a letter from the city. New Brighton has a hands-on approach to diseased trees. If a private ash is more than 50% affected by emerald ash borer, the owner gets a notice by mail, the tree is marked with an orange ring and a number, and the owner has 30 days to have it removed. If it is not removed in time, the city removes it and bills the owner for the cost plus an administrative fee. For a large ash near a house, 30 days is not long. If you get that letter, call us right away so we can see the tree and get you a written quote within the window.

Treat or remove

If your ash is less than 50% affected, the city allows the owner to choose treatment. Under the city's contractor criteria, treatment costs up to $7.50 per diameter inch, with a $100 minimum. A 20-inch ash would be about $150 per treatment at that rate, repeated every couple of years. For a healthy, well-placed tree, that is often worth it. We will help you decide whether a given tree is a good candidate and remove it if it is not.

Oaks and elms on the calendar

The city asks residents not to prune oaks from April through October, when fresh wounds attract the sap beetles that spread oak wilt. Oak wilt also moves between neighboring oaks through grafted roots. Dutch elm disease is spread by bark beetles during the growing season and also through roots, and the city wants dead or diseased elms removed as soon as possible. From April 15 to October 15, elm wood with bark still on it and diseased red oak wood must be debarked if it is stored, and diseased red oak can be sealed under heavy plastic from April 15 to July 1 of the year after the tree dies. When we remove an infected elm or oak, we handle the wood so it does not keep spreading the disease.

Lakes, creeks and glacial ground

Long Lake is a glacial lake, formed when a buried block of ice melted and left a basin, and Rice Creek runs through the north side of the city. Long Lake Regional Park shows off those glacial landforms. Lots near the lake and creek have more willows, cottonwoods and silver maples, all fast growers that put on heavy, brittle wood. We watch those trees for decay at the base and large dead limbs.

A long tree tradition

New Brighton has been a Tree City for more than 40 years and offers residents a free boulevard tree, with the location approved by the city arborist. Owners water the tree and do minor pruning. The village was founded in 1858 and incorporated in 1891, and the stockyards that gave the city its Stockyard Days festival date to 1888. Many neighborhoods were built after World War II, so most yard trees are in their middle or late years.

Paying for the work

The city does not fund private tree removal or treatment, but it points residents to Minnesota Housing home improvement loans that can be used for tree work, with terms up to 20 years on some loans.

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New Brighton Forestry Rules

Marked ash. Ash more than 50% affected by EAB get a mailed notice and an orange ring with a number; owners have 30 days to remove the tree, or the city removes it and charges the cost plus an administrative fee.
Treatment pricing. Ash less than 50% affected may be treated; under the city's contractor criteria treatment costs up to $7.50 per diameter inch with a $100 minimum.
Oak and elm rules. The city asks residents not to prune oaks April through October; from April 15 to October 15, stored elm wood with intact bark and diseased red oak must be debarked.
Tree City and boulevard trees. New Brighton has been a Tree City for more than 40 years and offers a free boulevard tree per household, with the location inspected and approved by the city arborist.
Glacial lake. Long Lake formed when a buried chunk of glacial ice melted, and Rice Creek flows through the northern part of the city.

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New Brighton Questions

I got a letter about an orange-ringed ash. How fast can you help?

Call as soon as you get the letter. The city allows 30 days. We will come look, give you a written quote and work to fit the removal into that window.

Is it worth treating my ash at $7.50 an inch?

For a healthy, well-placed ash that you value, often yes, since treatment usually costs less than removal over several cycles. For a tree that is declining or crowding the house, removal is usually the better spend.

Can you prune my oak in May?

New Brighton asks residents not to prune oaks from April through October because of oak wilt. Unless it is a hazard, we will do it in the dormant season.

What happens to the wood from a diseased elm?

We chip it or haul it so it does not sit in the yard with the bark on, which is what spreads Dutch elm disease beetles.

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