City of Salem PLUS

City tree (closest to giant oak trees between brick walls) has leaves and looks dead.

Hi,

When pruning branches that were overhanging on our property (with permission from two separate owners), I noticed that three Norway maples have spots all over their leaves that look like a fungus.

It may just be cosmetic but wanted to let an arborist know about it to see if they wanted to evaluate them in case there was anything to be done about it. All three trees are quite mature.

Please check two trees at the corner of Hathorne and Broad Street.

"The tree is growing on an angle. In the next big storm it will completely topple and heave up the entire sidewalk."

Two trees with dead tops ready to fall on to parked cars.

Large tree on sidewalk in front of our house has a lot of dead branches. Needs to be pruned a lot of them break off and fall.

This is the third larger line that has fallen from the tree on the sidewalk. I did contact the tree department 2 years ago and they said that they didn’t want to take it down. This last limb was the largest and caused slight damage to the home, but more importantly, it’s a clear sign that the tree is not healthy and should be trimmed and/or removed so no one gets hurt or additional damage is prevented.

This tree is diseased with a fungus of some kind on the bottom, and since my prior requests, a branch has turned black where it meets the trunk and extending outward. There are a number of wires running through the tree. I expect that if the tree or branch were to fall it would impact all the homes on the street.

Giant oak tree bordering the sidewalk showing signs of possible fungal infection

These two ornamental trees have finally died. Please remove and replant. Thank you.