Ash Tree Removal in District 1

Removals of declining or infested public Ash trees on the eastside, including District 1, will begin later next week. A total of 196 public boulevard ash trees will be removed on the eastside, and then replanted (either spring or fall depending on species).

This removal is a part of Parks' Emerald Ash Borer management plan, and as Forestry has done with success over the last 3 years, we will be notifying every homeowner that will be directly affected by these removals via postcard at least a week before the removals begin (residents should receive their notification today or tomorrow). Parks has also scheduled an open house/meeting hosted by Forestry at Hazel Park Rec. Center at 6 p.m. on Jan. 13. 

Following the removals and prior to replanting, we leave a door "knocker" at each house with what species tree we plan to replant. Homeowners are given the option of calling Forestry to request a different species (but we limit some species choices so we have a diversity). 

Following the Eastside removals, there will be removals in the Highland area, and then a significant set of removals along Lexington Parkway from University to Como Park. City Forestry is using multiple tools to slow the spread to help pace funding and replanting throughout the city, but it is crucial that residents are informed about the potential hazards of this pest and what options they may have for their own private property ash trees. The City's EAB website - www.stpaul.gov/eab - has a lot of information about what the City is doing, and what homeowners can do for their own tree.

The areas in District 1 that will have trees removed are Conway between Birmingham and Germain, 3rd Street between Birmingham and Hazelwood, and Germain between Conway and 3rd.