Mary - DPW assigned this issue to Mike N - DPW

Aggie - Tree Warden assigned this issue to Aggie - Tree Warden

Thank you for your message. Could you please clarify if the tree in question is in the grass strip in the sidewalk in front of 201 Playstead Rd? The details of the original request seemed to indicate it might be in the island. There is a fallen branch on a cherry tree in the island across from 193 Playstead Rd, which has been added to the list for pick-up of branches down.
A second look at the photo submitted indicates there may be a broken limb on a sidewalk tree. The tree warden will return to assess.

The tree is the largest sidewalk one alongside the cemetery fence and if you stand on the sidewalk and face the tree, it is in line visually with the stone monument that is on the Playstead island. The end of the branch that is broken and hanging down over Playstead is about 8 feet off the ground.. It's about 10 feet or so long. I tried to work it down myself with a branch I found on the ground, but it's a little too big and sharply angled downward from it's stuck place in the tree. For safety looks like it needs for someone to position themselves above it. When I was there I noticed a second loose branch in the same tree, on northwest facing side , higher, like 25 feet up.

The tree is the second on the left outside the main gate to Oak Grove Cemetery. No hanging branches were visible on inspection. The tree does, however, have some jagged limbs, and will be added to the pruning list for Forestry. Thank you.

The tree will be pruned.