Does the City of San Mateo have a regular maintenance schedule?
The City’s goal is to maintain trees on a 6 – 7 year pruning cycle, although emergency pruning takes precedence. Who is responsible for pruning city-owned trees? The Parks and Recreation Department maintains and prunes all city-owned trees. Our pruning is based on our maintenance schedule and available resources. If you wish to have a City-owned tree pruned before our schedule and/or available resources, you may obtain a permit and have the tree pruned by a certified and licensed arborist. The City does not reimburse for outside services that a homeowner contracts for.
