Tree Service in Vadnais Heights, MN

Tree Service in Vadnais Heights is mostly about trees planted during a forty-year building boom. The city incorporated on July 24, 1957, and grew from 2,459 residents in 1960 to 13,069 in 2000. Most of its homes went up in that window, so yard trees here are typically 25 to 60 years old. Trees of that age are at the stage where pruning makes the biggest difference: they are big enough to cause real damage when a limb fails, but most are still healthy enough to keep for decades with proper care.

Around the protected lake

Vadnais Lake is surrounded by protected land with miles of walking trails. Boating and swimming are not allowed, and fishing is limited to designated areas because the lake is part of the region's water supply and is a Ducks Unlimited habitat. Homes near the protected woods have more native oaks and more wildlife, and they often have trees at the back of the lot that lean toward the woods. When we work near that land, we keep wood, equipment and debris on your property.

A city of parks

Vadnais Heights has more than 100 acres of parkland across 14 parks. Lots that back onto parks often have big trees right at the property line, and ownership is not always obvious. We will help you figure out which trees are yours before we price anything. For trees that are clearly on park land, the city is the right call.

Ash in Ramsey County

Vadnais Heights is in Ramsey County, where emerald ash borer was first found in Minnesota in 2009 and which is under quarantine, so ash wood cannot leave the county. Untreated ash here has been exposed for many years. A dead ash with brittle limbs over a driveway or play area should be dealt with sooner rather than later. If an ash is still healthy and has a full crown, treatment by trunk injection every couple of years can keep it alive.

Oaks and timing

Many neighborhoods here have oaks left from before development. Oak wilt spreads through fresh wounds in spring and early summer, so we schedule routine oak pruning for late fall and winter. Nearby Shoreview advises avoiding oak pruning from March through November, and we use a similar calendar here.

Common work

• Structural pruning on maples, lindens and honeylocust
• Ash removal or a treatment assessment
• Winter pruning of oaks
• Stump grinding
• Removing storm-damaged limbs and hangers

Disposal

Ramsey County residents can bring branches to yard waste sites that accept woody material, like the White Bear Township site, but not stumps with roots, and tree companies are not allowed to use them. When we do the work, chipping and hauling are listed in the estimate.

Call (651) 374-8562 to set up a visit.