Elm Tree Pruning and Pruning Ban

Elm Tree Pruning & Pruning Ban

Pruning ban period for Elm trees in Alberta is in effect April 1 to September 30. Here's why:

The Elm bark beetles, responsible for spreading the deadly Dutch Elm Disease (DED) fungus, are not active between October 1 and March 31.
Elm bark beetles feed on healthy Elms. They breed and overwinter in dead and dying elm trees.
If Elm trees are pruned in the warm spring and summer months, the beetles are drawn to the scent of the fresh pruning cuts, potentially infecting an otherwise healthy Elm tree.

To help eliminate Elm bark beetle habitat - Elm sanitation is essential to an integrated Dutch Elm Disease (DED) prevention program to keep Alberta DED free.

For more information, call the STOPPED hotline at 1-877-837-ELMS or check out the STOPDED website.
To find an ISA Certified Arborist in your area go to www.isaprairie.com.

More information (Government of Alberta)

How to Identify an Elm Tree - Dutch Elm Disease

Town of Strathmore
PO BOX 2280,
1 Parklane Drive, Strathmore, AB,
T1P 1K2,
Phone: (403) 934-3133
Fax: (403) 934-4713