City of Medford PLUS

The city tree located in front of 26 Charnwood Road is severely overgrown and needs to be trimmed and inspected by the city tree warden for possible removal.
The tree’s roots have yet again broken the sidewalk panels, which are causing a tripping and fall hazard.

I have requested that the tree be trimmed over the last few years by calling the DPW but tree has yet to be trimmed and keeps getting overgrown every year.
The branches are growing so low that when you walk by on the sidewalk, taller people have to duck their head.

The tree is growing into our front yard and almost touching our house. The city tree is so overgrown, it blocks our front yard from receiving sunshine for our plants.
The roots of the tree are also growing into the front yard and have broken the sidewalk panels again.

The sidewalk panels were replaced a few years ago when I originally notified the city about this problem but the tree problem was never followed up upon and the roots have just gotten worse over time.

The broken sidewalk panels are causing a slip, trip and fall hazard. Between the low branches and the cracked sidewalk panels, I fear that my mother who is approaching 91 years of age could be injured, just by walking in front of her house.

I have been communicating with the city about this problem city tree since 2015 via email and SeeClickFix.

This City tree needs to be trimmed as soon as possible. Followed up by an inspection by the tree warden and once again replacing broken sidewalk panels caused by the tree’s roots being overgrown.

I have attached pictures of the tree, the overgrown roots and broken sidewalk panels.

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide in resolving this years long problem.