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6 FORESTRY AND STORMWATER

Phone 320-234-4459 ~ Fax 320-234-6971

ENERGY TREE PROGRAM 2018 Pollution Prevention: What
you can do...

 Build or buy a rain barrel
 Plant a rain garden
 Eliminate/reduce your use of

It is time again to apply for an ENERGY TREE. pesticides and fertilizer
 Up to 3 trees per application  If you live along a shoreline,
 $15 per application (not per tree) plant vegetated buffers of native plants

Applications are available at the H.A.T.S. Building and  Do not wash vehicles on
the Recreation Center or on the City of Hutchinson
Energy Tree Page www.ci.hutchinson.mn.us/ paved surfaces
energytree.html.  Fix leaks on your vehicles
Questions?  Pick up after your pets;
Please Call 320-583-8982
bury or dispose of waste in
the trash
TREES IN WINTER  Bring leftover toxic material to a waste col-
Now is the time to prune!
If you want to pick an ideal time to prune your trees, win- lection facility: McLeod Household
ter is it. Some reasons to prune trees are: Hazardous Waste 320-234-7166
 Broken or damaged limbs.
 Promoting proper growth structure.  Keep the pavement clean!
 Disease or insect problems. Sweep up grass clippings and fertilizer
 Remove rubbing limbs, crossing limbs and bad-angled from driveways, sidewalks, and streets.
crotches. Doing so will eliminate the potential that
By pruning in the winter, the tree wounds dry out before these pollutants will reach one of our
spring and don't attract insects or rotting fungi. Only
prune up to one third of the living crown in a season and treasured waters.
only about half of the tree’s height should be trunk (i.e. if Remember that an ounce of preven-
the tree is 10 feet tall, the lowest branch should be at a tion is worth a pound of cure!
maximum of five feet off the ground). NOTE: Now is not
the time to shear evergreen shrubs such as Arborvitaes.  Report illegal dumping / Illicit
Discharges: 320-234-5682
City Boulevard Pruning
The City will be pruning boulevard trees throughout the What does an Illicit Discharge look like?
coming winter. General pruning will not be done out of the
normal rotation. It is our plan to prune the community for-
est on a rotating basis so as to cover each section of town
within eight years. Due to storms, snow, or other emer-
gencies, this plan may be somewhat altered. Trees are a
commodity and as such change yearly. If you have ques-
tions or feel your boulevard trees need special attention
please call the Forestry line @ 234-4459.

Why Does the City Prune Trees?
 Clearance for maintenance and emergency vehicles,
stop signs, street lights, and sidewalk clearance.
 Promoting proper growth structure.
 Disease and insect problems.
 Remove rubbing limbs, crossing limbs and bad-angled
crotches.
 Broken or dead branch removal. Visit the City Stormwater Website:
www.ci.hutchinson.mn.us/stormwater

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