Tree Maintenance

The Urban Forestry program supports several types of tree maintenance functions, to keep the street trees healthy and to ensure the safety of our citizens. The community forest represents a large investment which is well worth keeping in good health. Protection and enhancement of the community forest through consistent tree maintenance is a critical component of our urban forestry program.

Pruning is an integral part of tree maintenance. Although pruning wounds a tree and provides greater access for attacking insects and diseases to invade,correct pruning can greatly assist in maintaining the health, appearance and vigor of trees. The safe and economical removal of dead or dying trees is another maintenance task performed by our program. After the tree is cut, the stump is removed by using stump grinding equipment. The site is evaluated to see if replanting is a viable option.