The Eagle

Canton Tree Grooming Taking Place

Canton Township is taking advantage of the fall weather to groom more than 500 trees along roads in the community.

Employees from the township Planning Services Division will trim 574 public trees along Beck, Canton Center, Cherry Hill, Denton, Haggerty, Morton Taylor, Palmer, Ridge, Sheldon, and Warren roads during the next few weeks. Grooming and trimming of the trees will be focused on shaping younger trees, thinning or reducing crown areas to improve performance in weather, improving visibility at some intersections, removing deadwood, reducing utility conflicts, and/or removing damaged limbs, according to a statement from officials.

Plans now also include the removal of 17 trees along Beck, Canton Center, Cherry Hill, Morton Taylor, Sheldon, and Warren roads. Fifteen will be replanted and an additional 11 trees will be planted elsewhere in the community, according to officials.

Species being planted include American Elm, American Hornbeam, Blackgum, Burr Oak, Dogwood, Fringetree, Greenspire Linden, Hawthorn, Kentucky Coffeetree, Northern Catalpa, Redbud, and Tuliptree. All trees come with a one-year warranty and will be replaced at no cost if they die or are in critical condition a year after planting.

For more information on the Canton Tree Program, visit www.cantonmi.gov/1523.