R&C Tree
8323 E 46th St, Indianapolis, IN 46226
5.072
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Is Japanese beetles a problem in Indiana?
Answered for Lawrence, Marion County.
Every July, reliably. Linden and crabapple get hit hardest here. In Lawrence, about 1,700 acres of the former Fort Benjamin Harrison went to Indiana DNR as Fort Harrison State Park (sources differ on the exact acreage transferred), described as one of central Indiana's largest hardwood forests — oak, hickory, beech, walnut and maple, with a one-mile Tree ID Trail off Millennium Grove. Outside the park the picture inverts: a 2026 urban forestry assessment by IU McKinney Climate Fellow Taylor Stout found Lawrence has no tree inventory at all, that most surveyed trees are in good condition but overdue for pruning and re-mulching, and that southern Lawrence around Pendleton Pike and Post Road is the hottest and least-treed area. Ugly, rarely fatal to an established tree.
Lawrence's canopy and what's at risk
About 1,700 acres of the former Fort Benjamin Harrison went to Indiana DNR as Fort Harrison State Park (sources differ on the exact acreage transferred), described as one of central Indiana's largest hardwood forests — oak, hickory, beech, walnut and maple, with a one-mile Tree ID Trail off Millennium Grove. Outside the park the picture inverts: a 2026 urban forestry assessment by IU McKinney Climate Fellow Taylor Stout found Lawrence has no tree inventory at all, that most surveyed trees are in good condition but overdue for pruning and re-mulching, and that southern Lawrence around Pendleton Pike and Post Road is the hottest and least-treed area.
What to look for
Leaves skeletonised to lace, worst at the top of the tree, through July.
Whether the tree can be saved
Ugly, rarely fatal to an established tree. A mature linden can lose most of its leaves in July and be fine the following spring.
Timing in Marion County
Treatment is a July problem, and hanging beetle traps near the tree makes it worse — they attract more beetles than they catch.
Crews near Lawrence
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Lot 342, 5135 N Post Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46226
5.0127
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Williams Tree Service LLC
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4.8139
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Hoosier Elite Tree Services
9618 Pepperidge Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46235
5.074
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Eating Tree Service
4119 N Sheridan Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46226
4.818
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PR Tree Service
4426 Barnor Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46226
4.9135
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