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City Forestry Dept. Pruning Street Trees

City of Stevens Point Forestry Dept. personnel are pruning City street trees. Stevens Point keeps a four-year pruning cycle, so every tree in the right-of-way between the street and sidewalk is pruned, if needed, at least once every four years.

The City is responsible for all work performed on the trees in the right-of–way.  The pruning crew is trained in proper pruning techniques that follow industry standards. 

Trees are pruned for several reasons. Young trees are pr...