Dead Tree Removal in Aberdeen, SD

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Aberdeen Fact Bank
County  Brown County
EAB status  not yet confirmed
Population  ~28,000 (2024 estimate)

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Brown County isn’t currently on South Dakota’s EAB quarantine list, which means Aberdeen homeowners are dealing with dead trees for the more traditional reasons — age, drought stress, storm damage, and disease — rather than the accelerated EAB-driven pattern showing up in eastern counties. That doesn’t make the removal decision any less important once a tree is confirmed dead; brittle wood and unpredictable failure points are the same risk regardless of cause.

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Is EAB a concern for dead trees in Aberdeen?

Brown County is not currently on the confirmed state quarantine list, so EAB is a less likely cause of tree death here than in eastern South Dakota right now — though it's worth monitoring given the pest's ongoing statewide spread.