Street Trees

It is impossible to maintain trees free of risk; some level of risk must be accepted to experience the benefits that tree provide. Fortunately, serious damage, injury, or death from tree failure is uncommon. 

Any tree, whether it has visible weaknesses or not, will fail if the forces applied to it exceed the strength of the tree or it parts.  Most tree failures occur during periods of adverse weather. 

In the event that Fort Wayne experiences widespread tree failures, our response efforts will be prioritized.
                                                             

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Three flowering dogwood trees were planted in celebration of Arbor Day in 2022.  The trees were planted in Foster Park West and 150 seedlings were given out! Learn more... 

Street trees can add interest, beauty, and value to a city's forestry landscape. There's nothing quite like driving down any city's oldest thoroughfare lined with large, historic street trees. If selected carefully, street trees will bring urban beauty for decades and maybe centuries to come.

The City of Fort Wayne has approximately 40,000 available planting sites and funding to plant about 1000 trees annually. If you would like to request that a tree be planted within the Right-of-Way in front of your home, please consider our Citizen Match Tree Planting Program.  This is a cost sharing program with applications available between February and July 1^st.  Apply TODAY!

To ensure that you have the best fit for your street tree, it is important to evaluate the location you are considering and then get the best tree to fit the space.   This list includes some of the best varieties of the hardiest trees for planting along our city streets.   The vast majority of our trees are planted during the fall planting season (October-December). 

Arbor Day Celebration 2022!

Trees are an asset to communities when planted properly and maintained. They help improve visual appeal of a neighborhood, increase property values, reduce home cooling costs, remove air pollutants and provide wildlife habitat, among many other benefits. 

Tree Planting Care Instructions
Tree placement information 

Additional informaiton about caring for your new tree is found here.

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Arbor Day  

Trees are an asset to communities when planted properly and maintained. They help improve visual appeal of a neighborhood, increase property values, reduce home cooling costs, remove air pollutants and provide wildlife habitat, among many other benefits. 

Tree Planting Care Instructions
Tree placement information 


For general questions about trees, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

 

Each summer, qualified forestry arborists that are both ISA Certified and with Advanced Training in Tree Risk Assessment will drive every street and evaluate the street trees by windshield survey with the intent of identifying trees for removal. Recognizing the limitations of our resources, it is our goal to identify the trees that present the greatest risk.  This survey typically results in 500-600 trees being identified for removal. 

Once identified, the removal of these trees will be scheduled according to priority as determined by the inspection. 

Proximity to additional trees identified for removal is also considered during scheduling.




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