The province is reminding residents that the annual ban on pruning elm trees runs from April 1 to Aug. 31. The ban is in ...

Crews finished up the last of the tree pruning activity in Okotoks last week, giving way to the annual elm pruning ban. The ...

In the WA capital, century-old Moreton Bay figs are among the trees falling victim to an alarming pest – and the city is ...

The City of Lethbridge is asking all residents to help prevent the spread of Dutch Elm Disease (DED). A pruning ban on elm ...

The annual provincial elm tree pruning ban is around the corner. The ban runs from Apr. 1 to Aug. 31 each year to help stop the spread of Dutch Elm Disease (DED), a fatal tree disease caused by a ...

Josh Pol, forest health specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment's Forest Service Branch, highlighted that the ban takes palce around the same time each year when the beetles are ...

which is caused by a fungus spread by elm bark beetles and is fatal to affected trees. “As the weather warms, the beetles become more active and are attracted to fresh cuts on trees,” Saskatchewan’s ...

DED is primarily spread by elm bark beetles, which are more active as the weather warms. These beetles are attracted to freshly cut wood, making pruning during this time especially risky. Pruning ...