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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Frank Petrovic, Communications Assistant
Phone 952-826-0347 • Fax 952-826-0389 • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City to Hold Buckthorn Dump for Residents
Edina, Minn., Oct. 7, 2013 – The City of Edina Public Works Department will hold a buckthorn dump in
late October. Only buckthorn can be dumped at this time.
Edina residents may drop off their buckthorn brush 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19 and Oct. 26, and noon to 4 p.m.
Oct. 20 and Oct. 27. The dumpsite is located on Ikola Way, across from the Braemar Golf Dome.
Residents must show a picture ID with a current Edina address. Commercial haulers are not allowed to leave
buckthorn at the dump unless they are accompanied by the residents for whom they are working. Buckthorn
brush cannot be bagged, boxed or bundled. If it is, it must be removed from any containers before disposal.
Buckthorn is a highly invasive shrub and is detrimental to the health of native flora in woodlots where it
grows. It causes a great reduction in the more valuable native plants that should be growing within these sites.
It can cause ill health and declines for the trees within these stands.
For more information on the buckthorn dump, or on controlling this invasive plant, contact Tom Horwath,
Edina City Forester at 952-826-0308, or visit www.EdinaMN.gov.
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