City crews prune Front Avenue trees in preparation for street maintenance

By pruning low-hanging branches, the City is helping prevent damage to both trees and to street resurfacing equipment.

Nearly 200 trees have been identified as having low branches over the street in this area. Most of the trees overhanging these streets are public trees planted within the right-of-way. The Parks & Recreation Department has made contact with abutting property owners through letters and door hangers about the work, as they are normally responsible for providing the required care. For trees on private property, owners have been contacted to obtain permission to prune back the low-hanging branches on these trees also.

Parks & Recreation Department arborists will prune for street clearance only due to time constraints.  If a more thorough pruning is needed, abutting property owners have the choice to prune the trees themselves or hire a tree service to prune them.  A list of City-licensed tree services and free information permits that come with proper tree pruning methods is available online at cdaid.org/urbanforestry or from the Parks Department office at City Hall, 710 E. Mullan Ave.