Without street trees, the city is a sterile landscape of concrete, brick, steel, and asphalt. Trees add beauty and create an environment beneficial to our mental health. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and other gases and, in turn, replenish the atmosphere with oxygen for people to breathe. Trees have other benefits that people take for granted. They help cool the streets with shade, lessen glare off buildings and sidewalks, absorb noise, and bring beauty to our community.
Maintenance includes watering, and removing fallen leaves, branches, and fruit debris.
However, you may not spray, prune, or cut down the tree. Once we receive the request, we check out the tree to make sure it's owned by the City, and then we assess what work needs to be done to the tree. We hope people do not take it upon themselves to prune street trees. Street tree pruning must be performed carefully. If a person tops or prunes street trees without permission from the City, they become liable for damages to the tree.