When a big oak limb came through my garage roof during a June storm a few years back, I learned fast that not every tree service in Minnesota is created equal. I grabbed the first ad I found online, and the guy who showed up didn’t know a thing about oak wilt pruning restrictions. I…
I’ve lived in Minnesota long enough to have a healthy respect for what a tree can do when it decides to come down. After a derecho ripped through our neighborhood a few years back, I watched a massive, healthy-looking oak split right in half and crush my neighbor’s shed. The tree had looked fine from…
I’ve lived in Minnesota long enough to know that tree removal is rarely a planned expense. One spring, a massive oak branch crashed onto my garage roof after an ice storm. Another year, I had to say goodbye to three ash trees when emerald ash borer hit our block. Every time, my first question was:…
