The staff has been dedicated to planting the right tree in the right place. What does this mean?

It is important to plant the right tree in the right location to avoid interference with electric, telephone, and cable wires, as well as street lights, traffic signs, driveways, and intersections. In addition to choosing the location of your tree carefully, you should also consider how fast and tall the tree will grow, how far the branches will spread, and the maintenance the tree will require. For example, because evergreens widen at the bottom as they grow and could interfere with sidewalk and street traffic, you should avoid planting them in tree lawns. A tree lawn is the parcel of land between the curb and sidewalk or land along any unpaved portion of a public right-of-way.

Before you start digging, call the Ohio Utilities Protection Service at 1-800-362-2764 to locate underground utilities.