Saskatchewan property owners now have the green light to trim their elm trees, as the annual ban on pruning elms comes to a close. The ban is in place each year from April 1 to August 31 to reduce the risk of spreading Dutch elm disease (DED), a fungus that kills elms. The ban period… Continue reading Elm Pruning Ban Lifted
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Elm Tree Prune Ban on April 1 – August 31
The ban for pruning Elm Trees is now in effect and will remain this way until August 31. The purpose of this ban is to help stop the spread of Dutch Elm disease (DED) in elm trees across the Prairies. DED is fungus-caused disease, spread by tiny elm bark beetles that breed under the bark… Continue reading Elm Tree Prune Ban on April 1 – August 31