Tree Cutting in Indianapolis, IN

A permit is required for any tree planting, pruning, spraying, bracing, removal or treatment in the city right-of-way; street trees can't be removed without a permit. AES Indiana prunes trees along its lines on a routine cycle and generally leaves logs over four inches in diameter for the property owner.

Ash: mostly dead unless treated Silver maple: brittle; frequent storm breakage Hackberry and oaks: common older shade trees

Emerald ash borer has killed most untreated ash; dead ones are brittle.

Any work on street trees needs a permit.

Straight-line winds and severe storms snap and uproot trees.

Older neighborhoods like Irvington, Broad Ripple and Meridian-Kessler have big trees on modest lots with alleys and overhead lines in back. Suburban lots in Marion County townships are larger, with more room for equipment but often fences and pools under the canopy.