[CANUFNET] Municipal tree ownership/responsibility

[Alex Satel]

Hello all,

 

I am interested to know how your community determines tree ownership and
assigns responsibility for maintenance, particularly with regard to street
trees. 

 

Many communities operate on the principle that if 50% or more of the stem is
on public property, the tree is a City asset and a municipal responsibility.
Does your community work differently? If so, do you maintain street trees if
less than 50% of the stem is on municipal land, or if only if the tree is
wholly on City property? Has your community at any point transitioned from
one approach to another, and if so, did that significantly change the
workload for your forestry crews?

 

Any insights into this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your
consideration, and best wishes for the holidays.

 

--Alex

 

 

Alex Satel, MFC
ISA Certified Arborist ON-1353A

Urban Forest Innovations Inc.

1248 Minnewaska Trail
Mississauga, ON  L5G 3S5

T: (905) 274-1022

C: (416) 452-8054

 <mailto:asatel at ufis.ca> asatel at ufis.ca

 <http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com/>
http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com

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