WHAT IS EMERALD ASH BORER (EAB)?

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is a beautiful jewel beetle from Asia that eats the layer of highly conductive tissue under the bark of ash trees to the extent of causing a rapid decline and death of the tree. Unlike in its native country, it has no natural controls in Canada.

It is expected that this pest will kill the majority of ash trees in Montréal within 10 years.

How to identify EAB in ash trees

  • Thinning of the crown area of the tree
  • Shoots on the lower or mid trunk area
  • White flecks or patches on the trunk
  • Bark debris on the ground around the tree
  • Increased wood pecker attention to the tree
  • D-shaped exit holes on the trunk (hard to find)
  • Splitting bark exposing larvae galleries (advanced infestation)

Removal of ash trees

Ultimately, you will have to remove your ash trees. The best option is to get your ash trees inventoried by Royal Tree Service and to develop a strategy. Many homeowners and businesses have numerous trees, which can translate into days or weeks of work. We can define the cost so you can build a budget.

We expect an exponential increase in removals over the next few years, and judging by Ontario’s struggles with EAB, there will be waiting lists of many months to get trees removed in the coming years. The longer a tree stands dead, the more difficult it is to remove due to its increasing brittleness as it dries out.

Royal Tree Service has been preparing for the arrival of EAB for several years. We are equipped with cranes, skid steers, large capacity chippers and a large team of skilled arborists. We operate with oversight and training, and have people dedicated to managing the logistics of this complex work.

ASH TREE TREATMENT / REMOVAL SUBSIDIES BY CITY AND BOROUGH - As of February 2018

CITY / BOROUGH EAB TREATMENTS W/TREEAZIN EAB FELLING PERMIT
BEACONSFIELD $3.80 per cm of DBH No compensation $25 per tree, valid for 3 months
BAIE D'URFÉ 50% compensation for the first two trees, maximum $250 per tree For ash trees of 25 cm dbh and more: 50% per tree, maximum $125 per tree Free
POINTE-CLAIRE 50% of cost, maximum $1,500 For ash tress of 25 cm dbh and more: 50% per tree, maximum of $200 per tree Free
DDO TBD $200 per tree, maximum of $1,000 per residence Free
KIRKLAND $500 per tree $500 per tree Free
SENNEVILLE TBD No compensation $25 per tree
STE-ANNE-DE-BELLEVUE TBD No compensation $58
PIERREFONDS-ROXBORO, LACHINE, L'ÎLE-BIZARD-SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE TBD Subsidized only if tree is being replaced: $5 per cm of dbh, maximum of $4,000 per residence Free
DORVAL 50% back 50% of cost, maximum of $1,000 per residence Free
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