Hi-View Tree Care

12/05/2025

Hello friends and neighbors! As the holidays approach, Melissa and I want to take a moment to reflect on this past year with gratitude and appreciation. It’s been an amazing 2025 at Hi-View Tree Care, and that’s all thanks to you—our loyal clients and community supporters.

From trimming and treating trees to diagnosing pest problems, your trust has kept us motivated all year long. We also want to give a heartfelt shoutout to everyone who stopped by our booth at local events or entered one of our giveaways. We loved answering your questions, sharing tree care tips, and hearing your stories. Your enthusiasm for keeping Minnesota’s trees healthy makes all the long days worthwhile!

As 2026 approaches, our focus remains on helping even more people protect their trees from pests like the Emerald Ash Borer and Two-Lined Chestnut Borer. These insects can be devastating, but preventive treatments and early action go a long way in saving valuable ash and oak trees before it’s too late.

So before the year ends, we want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a joyful New Year! May your holidays be filled with warmth, laughter, and maybe even a few quiet moments under a favorite tree.

Thank you again for supporting our small, family-owned business. Your trust means everything, and we can’t wait to serve you again in 2026!

09/04/2025

Two-line Chestnut Borer is quietly destroying oak trees across central Minnesota! This photo was taken in Glenwood, MN in July 2025. Thankfully, you can protect your beautiful oaks, and your property value, by investing in preventive tree injections.

Don’t wait until it's too late ~ the season for injections will be ending in the next week or two. Call Steve today for more information or to schedule your treatment! 320.808.8041

07/24/2025

Don’t let your oak trees suffer and die like these former beauties! (Photo taken July 2025 in Glenwood, MN.)

The Glenwood and Alexandria communities have seen a dramatic increase of the infestation of Two-Line Chestnut Borer in the last year. Similar to Emerald Ash Borer which is killing millions of ash trees, this insect infects stressed oak trees and can kill a tree within 1-3 years, if not treated.

If you want protect your healthy oak trees, or save a newly infested oak tree, call Steve at Hi-View Tree Care and schedule a treatment today! ~ 320.808.8041

03/27/2025

Join us this Saturday, March 29th from 10:00am-2:00pm at Minnewaska Area High School for the Pope County Expo! Ask Steve questions about your trees and how to prevent Emerald Ash Borer or Two-Line Chestnut Borer (affecting oaks) from destroying your trees.

We will also be doing a giveaway for a $100 gift certificate to the Minnewaska House Brewing Co + Grill, so come enter the drawing!

08/31/2024

Steve has been treating oaks in the Glenwood and Alexandria communities a lot this summer and has seen an increase in this infestation of twoline chestnut borer dramatically in the last few months. If you want to protect your oak trees, give him a call ASAP. The ability to treat will be ending soon for the season (possibly within the next 2 weeks, weather dependent). Call 320.808.8041.

The beetles crawl through damaged spots in a tree and lay their larvae inside, which feed on the inner layers, essential for growth and production.

07/29/2024

Woodpecker damage on your ash trees? It could be a sign of Emerald Ash Borer. These destructive insects feed beneath the bark, attracting woodpeckers and causing visible "flecking."

Don't wait until it's too late, our preventative treatments can save your trees. Contact us today to learn more - call Steve for a consultation, 320.808.8041 or contact us through our website at www.hiviewtree.com

07/25/2024

Central Minnesota homeowners ~ the clock is ticking for your ash trees! As you can see on this map, Emerald Ash Borer has been confirmed in 52 Minnesota counties and continues to spread.

Act now to save your trees - our professional treatments can PREVENT infestation and preserve your property's beauty. Call Steve for a consultation, 320.808.8041 or contact us through our website at www.hiviewtree.com

07/24/2024

🌳Minnesota has approximately 1 BILLION Ash trees at risk, the most of any state in the nation!🌳

The recent invasion of Emerald Ash Borer into Pope County should prompt homeowners and businesses in Glenwood and the surrounding communities to TAKE ACTION NOW! Emerald Ash Borer can be prevented and treated, but only if caught in the early stages of infestation.

Don't let your beloved trees become victims - schedule a consultation with Steve today to protect your ash trees before it's too late! 320.808.8041

Steve is a professional certified arborist, EAB first detector & licensed chemical applicator.

06/26/2024

Schedule your tree treatment today and prevent Emerald Ash Borer from destroying your trees in the future.

06/12/2024

With Emerald Ash Borer recently confirmed in Pope County, check to see if you have any ash trees on your land. If you do, schedule a free estimate to get them treated to protect against EAB before it hits your yard! Call Steve at 320.808.8041 or visit www.hiviewtree.com

How to Identify an Ash Tree:
1. BRANCHES & BUDS ~ positioned directly across from each other (opposite counterpart) vs alternating along the stem.
2. LEAVES ~ compound leaves with leaflets that are serrated & located opposite each other, except for the single leaf at the top of a stem. Composed of 5-11 leaflets.
3. BARK ~ young tree has relatively smooth bark. Bark becomes gray & develops diamond shaped ridges as it ages.
4. SEEDS ~ Winged seeds that are in clusters that can stay on the tree into the winter season.

06/09/2024

Emerald Ash Borer has recently been confirmed in Pope County (as of 5/30/2024)! Without treatment, EAB eventually kills the ash tree when this invasive insect tunnels under the bark and feeds on the part of the tree that moves nutrients up and down the trunk.

Our area is now susceptible to the destruction of all ash trees, unless they are protected by injection treatments. Call Steve at Hi-View Tree Care and get on the schedule to have your trees protected before EAB attacks your tree!

05/24/2024

We care about you. We care about your trees. We help Minnesota homeowners save time and money with education and services from a professional arborist.

🌳Tree Health Care - consulting for homeowners and businesses
🌳 Tree injections - preserving tree life
🌳 Tree trimming and removal
🌳 Stump Grinding
🌳 Firewood Sales - heating wood
🌳 Firewood Sales - recreational (campfire) wood

Call Steve for a free estimate or visit our website at www.hiviewtree.com