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Ash tree removals are an expensive burden caused by an invasive beetle. A new grant will help Minneapolis homeowners cover the costs, but many feel more must be done for people currently paying off removals.

The little tree's first summer in the park could have been its last. The chokecherry sapling stood on a sunny hillside, barely taller than the joggers and dog walkers passing by on the path that circles Lake Harriet. Just one of the 10,000 or so new trees Minneapolis plants every year. One day, it might repay the city with white blossoms in spring and shade in the summer. But this summer, the ...

Many old trees in Minneapolis parks are showing signs of stress after two summers of drought.

For the past eight years, the city has replaced 40,000 ash trees along streets and in parks. But the estimate is there are three times that many soon-to-die ash trees on private property.

Neighbors said that too many trees were cleared from the storm-damaged Theodore Wirth Park, but forestry officials said safety and fire concerns justify the removals.

You might have to live with that tree stump for a while, so why not make something of it?

Why does Minneapolis keep planting trees under power lines? After a few years, the trees are pruned into "ridiculous V shapes" to keep them from hitting power lines, a Curious Minnesota reader points out.  December 12, 2020 — 8:16pm Related coverage For years Rick Polenek has walked around his Minneapolis neighborhood and noticed big trees with odd, V-shaped gaps through the branches. They were planted under power lines by the city, a decision by planners who ...