Emerald Ash Borer Leads to Street Tree Planting Program

As many people know, a myriad of trees in the United States have been decimated by the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), which infiltrates and kills ash trees. Trees impacted by EAB quickly become brittle and hazardous. The City proactively created a plan to deal with this problem, and over the last seven years, removed all of its 6,709 public ash trees. While this tree removal has had a dramatic aesthetic impact on some of our streets, we have been able to avoid large-scale damage caused by dead, dying and hazardous ash trees.

A large component of our Ash Tree Removal Plan is our Residential Street Tree Program. This program provides for the planting of new trees within the City right-of-way along public streets. Homeowners may apply for this program—provided they have adequate space—and choose a tree from the City’s approved street tree list. This is a cost-sharing program, and homeowners are required to submit $100 for each tree requested, with the City managing the planting and covering the majority of the costs.

Please read the Policy and Procedures, Program Application and Tree Guide provided on the City’s website for more details and to see if you qualify. Applications can be mailed or dropped off at City Hall. Hard copies of these materials are available at City Hall.

Did You Know?

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