Hazard tree assessment in Minneapolis, MN

A hazard tree assessment is the right call when you are seeing warning signs — recent lean, fungal conks at the base, large dead branches, soil heaving, recent neighborhood failures during a storm — but you are not sure if removal is necessary. A 30-60 minute on-site evaluation by an ISA-certified arborist produces a written report grading the tree's risk and recommending action.

Minneapolis is in the middle of the largest tree-removal cycle in its history. The Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) has been confirmed in Hennepin County since 2009, and the city's estimated 200,000 ash trees are now mostly past saving. Walk down any Linden Hills, Kingfield, or Northeast Minneapolis street and you can see the pattern: every third or fourth boulevard tree is either a recently removed ash stump, a young replacement species, or an ash that's in the final 1-2 years of decline. Tree-service crews here have been running EAB removal as the dominant work type for over a decade.