PRUNING BAN FOR ELM TREES ENDS SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014

The provincial ban on pruning elm trees ends Sunday, August 31, 2014.  The ban was in place to ensure that elm bark beetles, which transmit Dutch Elm Disease (DED), were not attracted to trees freshly pruned throughout the summer months when the beetles were most active.

The provincial DED regulations also restrict elm storage because elm wood, especially firewood, is habitat for the elm bark beetle.  At any time of year, elm branches, logs, and firewood must be taken to the nearest approved disposal site.  In Saskatoon, the landfill is the only site approved for elm disposal.  Movement of infected firewood is the most likely way that DED would be brought into Saskatoon. 

Saskatoon does not have DED and the City of Saskatoon thanks all citizens for their support in preventing our city’s 25,000 boulevard and park elm trees from the disease. 

For more information, visit www.saskatoon.ca (under “D” for Dutch Elm Disease).
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