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 Street Cleaning
 Once every two
months, volunteers from the Beautification Committee sweep and clean
several blocks within Upper Fells Point. For more information on
becoming active, contact Kurt Schiller at 410-675-0158 or email him
kwschill@msn.com.
Tree
Planting
If anyone is interested in having
a tree planted in front of their house, please contact Kurt Schiller
at 410-675-0158 or email him kwschill@msn.com
Help Street Treet Survive and Thrive
•Weed and Clean: Keep the area
around trees free of trash and weeds. Gasoline, oil, strong detergents,
salt, and even dog waste can kill tree roots. Clean up any spills as soon
as possible, and keep slush and salt away from the roots in
winter.
•Loosen Soil and Use Mulch: In the spring and
fall, loosen the soil around your tree to a depth of one to two inches.
Cover with two inches of wood chips, but be careful to keep the mulch an
inch or two away from the tree trunk.
•Water: Newly planted
trees should be watered twice a week between April and October. Use at
least 10 gallons of water and allow it to run into the soil
slowly.
•Remove Stakes and Wires After a Year: Support wires can
eventually strangle trees. After a year, stakes and wires are no longer
needed and should be removed.
•Let Others Prune: You should
not prune your street tree. State law requires that you obtain
permission from Baltimore City Forestry to prune a street tree. Recently,
several trees have been over-pruned to the point that they have died or
been so badly damaged that they need to be replaced.
Several
neighbors have been trained by Baltimore City Forestry and can help with
light pruning (low branches blocking the sidewalk). For general questions
about street-tree maintenance and replacement, call John Papagni at (410)
563-2661 or email him at papagni@mindspring.com.
Trees posing an
immediate hazard (downed branches or damaged trees) should be reported to
Baltimore City Forestry at (410) 396-6109.
Upper Fells Point Land-Use Development Guidelines [PDF]
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