Please note, applications for 2024 are now available for you!  

Please complete this form on-line and submit:

2024 Citizen Match Tree Planting Program Application (On-line version) (NOW Available!)

Or you can download the form for completion and mailing: 


2024 Citizen Match Tree Planting Program Application (Printable Version) (NOW Available!)

Please refer to the pdf linked below when selecting the two tree varieties for the Citizen Match Application form.

Approved Tree List (PDF)

Maintenance

The goals of maintenance are to promote health, provide safe and functioning public spaces, and maximize the environmental, social, and economic benefits of trees. Providing proper maintenance of trees is the most cost effective means of having healthy, long lived trees.

We strive to maintain a seven year pruning cycle.  This means that every seven years, each tree will be thoroughly inspected for structural issues and pruned according to specifications. In order to maintain a seven year pruning cycle, forestry crews must prune about 7200 tree per year.  To do this, crews use “Pruning Sections” to systematically make their way around the city.

See the information below to see where crews are currently pruning.

It is critical that we stay on task as we work toward this pruning goal.  For this reason, we are not able to address maintenance concerns that have been inspected and determined to present a low probably of failure resulting in personal injury or considerable property damage.

Current Pruning Sections/Maps Available

Current Pruning

Pruning has been suspended temporarily.

Check out maps of current pruning sections

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

Sections Map-Neighborhoods (check out this map to see Pruning Sections)





Wall Base Map


If you have questions about our pruning program in general, please e-mail:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Street Tree Information 

The City of Fort Wayne’s urban canopy is recognized as a key element of our overall infrastructure. Our trees are one of the very few components of our infrastructure that do not depreciate over time; they actually provide an increased benefit/value as time passes. 

Any tree that has been planted in the public right of way is a street tree. The public right of way's width varies from street to street, but it is generally defined as the area from the street side curb inward to a distance of approximately 8 feet. This area is used for sidewalks, utility lines, and street trees. 

Street trees benefit our community in many ways. They define the character of our neighborhoods and add to the value of our properties. Street trees provide aesthetic, environmental and socioeconomic benefits that help improve our quality of life. Learn more about the benefits that our urban canopy provides.

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

The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Forestry Team is responsible for maintaining the urban canopy. This public asset is comprised of almost 50,000 street trees located along nearly 1300 miles of roadway and 20,000 trees found within our 87 parks.




Do you want to know more about the benefits of trees?  Check out this podcast with Derek Veit, City Forester, and Steve McDaniel, Director! Benefits of Trees Podcast!

Check out the links below to learn more about the Street Tree Program:

Street Tree Protection

Street Tree Pruning/Maintenance

Street Tree Removal

Street Tree Planting

Storm Related Response for Street Trees

Check out additional resources:

Shading our City

Shading our City: The Urban Forestry Management Plan is now available on-line.

Shading Our City is intended to provide a framework for ensuring that the trees and forests of our City are appropriately cared for according to our community goals.