Tree Cutting in Buffalo, NY

A Tree Work Permit is required to plant, prune or remove trees within the City of Buffalo right-of-way. There's no fee. The Bureau of Forestry maintains street trees, park trees and trees on city-owned lots; call 311 to request an inspection, planting, removal, trimming, a root or sewer conflict check, or a pest concern.

Norway and silver maple: common; snow and ice breakage Littleleaf linden: common street tree Ash: mostly killed by emerald ash borer unless treated

Maintained by the Bureau of Forestry; a free permit is required for any work by others.

Older neighborhoods have big maples and lindens near houses and lines.

Heavy snow on leafed-out trees, as in October 2006, breaks limbs across the city.

Buffalo's older neighborhoods have narrow lots with houses close together, driveways between them and overhead lines along streets and back lots. Removals are mostly done in sections from the driveway or street.