Minneapolis offers cheap trees to replace storm losses

Crushed car
Megan Kellerman of Minneapolis uses her cellphone on Saturday, June 22, 2013 while it charges off the battery of her car, which was crushed by a fallen tree on Humbolt Avenue near 33rd Street in Minneapolis. Numerous large, old trees were uprooted in this neighborhood east of Lake Calhoun and south of Uptown after powerful overnight storms swept through the Twin Cities.
MPR Photo/Hart Van Denburg

Minneapolis homeowners who lost trees in the severe storm June 21 can buy low-cost replacements starting Monday.

The city is offering about 500 trees for $25. They go on sale at 8 a.m. Monday until Sept. 20 or earlier if they sell out.

Seven species will be available: Honeycrisp apple, Heritage river birch, hackberry, Harvest Gold linden, Heritage oak, Regal Prince oak and Royal Star magnolia.

Homeowners who order the trees can pick them up Sept. 26 and Sept. 28 at the Minneapolis Impound Lot. Volunteers will be available to help load each tree and a complimentary bag of mulch.

The Minneapolis Park Board estimates 3,000 trees on public land in the city were destroyed or damaged in the storm; the number on private property is not known.

Online: To order or get more information, visit treetrust.org

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