Pruning street and park trees is an important component of managing a safe, hazard-free, and less costly urban forest in the long term. A pruning cycle has been initiated to provide regular maintenance to Fitchburg’s street trees. Ideally, the pruning cycle would be: train pruning 2-3 years after planting and again in 2-3 years; routine pruning every 4 years afterwards; and pruning for hazards or safety when needed. The plan is to keep our maintenance crews on these cycles during the fall and winter months, but since priority is given to snow removal and clean up, pruning might be delayed in any given year.