The city purchases the trees wholesale from McKay Nursery. The price includes the City Parks Department working with you to determine a good location, calling Diggers Hotline, planting, mulching, fertilizing and watering the tree at planting time. The trees are guaranteed for one year. The trees purchased from the Parks Department can only be planted in the terrace area. If you have any questions on where the terrace area is, the Parks Department can help you determine this.
T here are several things to consider in determining the proper planting location.
If you live on a corner lot, trees must be back from the intersection a minimum of 30', so as to not block visibility. Another site consideration is spacing. Spacing between new trees on the terrace should be a minimum of 25'. Trees also need to be 25' away from a fire hydrant and at least 10' from a water shutoff. If you have overhead wires above where you are considering planting trees, a low growing type of tree should be considered.