Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta’s elm pruning ban starts April 1. To prevent the spread of Dutch elm disease, burn, bury or properly chip pruned elm wood and elm firewood by March 31. The Society to Prevent Dutch Elm Disease (STOPDED) encourages everyone to pay attention to the provincial elm pruning ban, which will be in place until Sept. […] Read more
2020 elm pruning ban soon to start
Elm pruning ban over until March
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s now time “to start taking the dead wood out of your elm trees,” says Janet Feddes-Calpas, executive director, Society to Prevent Dutch Elm Disease (STOPDED). The only time it is legal to prune elms in Alberta is between Oct. 1 and March 31. “This is when the elm bark beetles, responsible for spreading the […] Read more
Watch for yellow or brown leaves on elms
Reading Time: < 1 minute If elms on your property are in autumn mode already, they may be infected with Dutch elm disease (DED). “Symptoms of DED infection are leaves initially wilting followed by curling, turning yellow, and then brown,” said Janet Feddes-Calpas, executive director of the Society to Prevent Dutch Elm Disease. “This is also referred to as flagging. […] Read more
Elm pruning ban now in place
Reading Time: < 1 minute The pruning ban for elms is now in effect. The ban is part of an effort to keep Dutch elm disease (DED) out of Alberta. Any pruned elm branches or firewood should have been burned, buried, or chipped by March 31. “If elm trees are pruned during the pruning ban period, beetles that are active […] Read more
Time to get the dead wood out
Reading Time: < 1 minute The annual elm-pruning ban is over until March 31, so it’s time to remove dead wood that can attract elm bark beetles, says the Society to Prevent Dutch Elm Disease (STOPDED). The beetles breed and overwinter in dead and dying elms but trees can’t be pruned between April 1 and Sept. 30 because the pests […] Read more
Annual elm pruning ban now in place
Reading Time: < 1 minute The ban on pruning elms is now in place until Sept. 30. All pruned wood and firewood from elms should now have been disposed of, either by burning, burying or chipping. Stored elm wood can harbour the elm bark beetles that can carry DED. “If elm trees are pruned during the pruning ban period, these […] Read more
Tree pruning is a good thing when done properly
Reading Time: < 1 minute When done properly, pruning will produce strong, healthy, and attractive trees. “However, before pruning a tree, you need to understand why, when, and how to prune,” said Janet Feddes-Calpas, Stop Dutch Elm Disease (STOPDED) co-ordinator. Rule No. 1 is don’t top a tree. “Topping is the practice of removing large branches and tops of trees […] Read more
Elm pruning ban over until March
Pruning elms to keep them healthy is essential to keeping Dutch elm disease out of the province
Reading Time: < 1 minute The annual elm-pruning ban in Alberta has been lifted until March 31. “It’s time to start taking the dead wood out of your elm trees,” said Janet Feddes-Calpas, executive director, Society to Prevent Dutch Elm Disease (STOPDED). “To help eliminate elm bark beetle habitat, elm sanitation is essential to an integrated Dutch elm disease (DED) […] Read more
Elm pruning ban in effect until October
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Society to Prevent Dutch Elm Disease (STOPDED) is reminding Albertans the provincial elm pruning ban remains in effect until Sept. 30. Under the Alberta Agricultural Pests Act, it is illegal to prune elm trees during this time or store elm wood. Stored elm wood can harbour the elm bark beetles that can carry DED […] Read more
Elm-pruning ban lifted until next spring
Now is the time to remove dead wood to help keep elms healthy
Reading Time: < 1 minute The annual elm-pruning ban in Alberta has been lifted until March 31. “With the annual ban now lifted, it’s time to start taking the dead wood out of your elm trees,” said Janet Feddes-Calpas, executive director of the Society to Prevent Dutch Elm Disease. “To help eliminate elm bark beetle habitat, elm sanitation is essential […] Read more
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