Ash Tree Removal Program Continuing In South Windsor

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT —The Town of South Windsor is working with Distinctive Tree Care to perform ash tree removal this week.

The work is tentatively scheduled for July 31, weather permitting.

These Ash trees have been infected by the Emerald Ash Borer and will become "very hazardous as they die off and fall over," according to town officials.

The work will be done with "a rolling work force" with a police escort and assistance from the South Windsor Department of Public Works.

Several pieces of large specialized forestry equipment will be employed, officials said.

Removals will begin on Avery Street and then move to Beelzebub Road and then the surrounding neighborhood streets.

The program is a continuation of the town's accelerated Ash tree removal efforts and will continue over the next two years.

Questions can be directed to South Windsor Tree Warden Vincent Stetson at 860-648-6366.