Blue Pine Works LLC
Tree care done right. Certified. Insured. Respected. Pine County’s boutique arborists with ISA & TCIA credentials. Board Certified Master Arborist (SO-9997B) on staff. Serving East Central Minnesota and beyond.
Things have been busy at Blue Pine the last couple of weeks.
Among them, a noteworthy silver maple and leaning hackberry by the lake.
Some removals, lots of pruning, lots of training.
Give a warm welcome to our newest addition to the team, Henry!
He comes from a diverse experience background, with solid skills in tree climbing and tree care. He's working towards earning his ISA, and is a qualified line clearance trimmer. His solid skills and growth potential are a great compliment to the team, and we're excited to see how he grows!
This week he rocked out some clearance pruning on a silver maple, and a huge, hollow, nasty rotten Basswood with no qualms. David has been instrumental in bringing him into the fold, so a huge shout-out to David for making him feel welcomed and helping us grow and thrive.
‼RED FLAG WARNING ‼
@NWS has issued a RFW for most of Minnesota tomorrow (3/28/2026) starting between 10 am to noon – until 7 pm. Critical fire weather is forecast with southwest winds gusting up to 35-45 mph and RH dropping as low as 17%.
🚫 NOT A BURN DAY 🚫 A wildfire that starts in snow-free dry vegetation under these windy dry conditions will spread rapidly.
Be ALERT and Be SAFE – Call 911 to report a wildfire from a safe location. For more fire weather information, visit www.weather.gov.
David has been making messes at the Blue Pine Property on training days. Here he is pruning out the deadwood on some red oaks.
Oak Wilt season is fast approaching. With temps at the highs we've been seeing checking the oak wilt vector model daily will be critical.
agweather.cals.wisc.edu/thermal-models/oak-wilt
Finally, a project with some decent photos.
On this day we removed a large tri stem birch that was in decline, cabled and braced a split red oak, and pruned some apple trees for orchard use!
Cleaned, chipped, done. We'll be back this spring for some plant health care!
The oak wilt window is quickly approaching here in Minnesota. It is best not to cut on oaks between April and July in Minnesota. Oak wilt can be introduced to the tree through the fresh wounds.
Once one tree is impacted, oak wilt can spread to neighboring trees through the root system that is often grafted together with neighboring oaks.
So do a quick search and figure out what the oak wilt window is for your state. It’s best to save your oak cutting/pruning projects for the dormant season.