Trembling aspen are beautiful in the right place and a headache in a small yard. We remove aspen and help control the suckers they send up across lawns, gardens and fences in Edmonton.
Trembling aspen are a native prairie tree with fluttering leaves and smooth pale bark. In a large open space they are lovely, but in a city yard they are known for one thing above all: suckering. A single aspen is really part of a colony, sending up new shoots from its roots all over the lawn, through flower beds and along fences.
This is why aspen are one of the trees we are asked to remove most often. It also means removal needs a plan, because cutting down the main trunk on its own can trigger the roots to throw up even more suckers. We remove the tree and talk you through the right way to deal with the root system so the problem does not come back.
Safe takedown of aspen, even in tight yards.
More on thisA plan to stop the roots throwing up new shoots.
Grinding the stump to help shut the colony down.
Read moreClearing groups of aspen from lots and yards.
Learn moreLooking at oyster shell scale and other aspen issues.
See detailsClearing aspen that have snapped or blown down.
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Work done to ISA arborist standards by people who know trees, not a stranger with a saw.
Careful rigging and lowering so fences, lawns and buildings come through untouched.
Branches chipped, wood cleared and the site raked, cleaner than we found it.
A written price after a free look on site. The number we give is the number you pay.
Call or message and we visit to size up the job at no cost.
We explain what we recommend and confirm the price in writing.
The crew completes the job to ISA standards, safely and precisely.
We remove all debris and leave your yard clean.
Aspen spread by underground roots, so removing just the trunk can leave the colony alive and suckering.
An aspen is connected to a network of roots that can send up new shoots metres away from the trunk. When the top is removed, those roots can respond by pushing up even more suckers. Grinding the stump helps, and there are follow-up steps to exhaust the roots over a season. We walk you through the realistic options up front so you know what to expect, rather than promising the problem vanishes the day the tree comes down.
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