The City of Saskatoon says one case of Dutch elm disease has been confirmed in Saskatoon. This is the third case since 2015.
Crews will begin removing the infected tree on Tuesday. It’s in Leif Erickson Park in the Westmount neighbourhood. The surveillance and testing program continues to assess elm trees in the area and throughout the city. Based on the results further removal may be necessary.
Dutch elm disease is a serious disease of the American elm, and elm makes up about 25% of Saskatoon’s urban forest according to Entomologist Sydney Worthy.
The disease has spread mainly through the transport of firewood and lumber. It has wiped out millions of elms across Canada and the United States and has been present in Saskatchewan since the 1980s.

Residents can help prevent DED by:
Not pruning elms during the provincial pruning ban (April 1 to August 31)
​Not storing or transporting any elm firewood – Provincial regulations prohibit the storing or transporting of elm firewood
Disposing elm wood at the City Landfill
For more information on DED, visit saskatoon.ca/dutchelmdisease.