Unfortunately, because line clearance and maintenance can be very dangerous, the Division of Forestry does not prune trees for clearance around power lines. Pruning trees around high voltage lines is the responsibility of PSE&G and their tree work contractors. If you have concerns about branches growing on or near wires, please contact PSE&G’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-436-PSEG (7734) to report any concerns.

Thanks for the information, however this is a city tree thus the city should come out and inspect the tree and do what it takes to ratify the problem, including contacting and working with the utility company. It should not be up to the constituent beyond reporting the issue. The city is not meeting their obligations in pruning city street trees. (At least not around here) They have allowed this tree to expand out to the power lines creating a potentially dangerous situation. Then the expectation is for the resident(s) to take care of it? See, click, (fix?).

Additionally, there are several trees on Astor and around Bergen Hill that needed to be pruned and were not. We, the residents, appreciate trees and the canopy but the City needs to do it’s job at maintenance. With massive tax increases come expectations that services will be provided.

This is happening all over the City !!! City trees should be inspected every year !! And if a City tree is dead then the City must replace it ! And by the way this City needs more Trees ----

This morning, a large van drove down the street as normal. However, the tree is so overgrown that it hit branches as it drove through. I hope the city can address this soon.

To the Forestry Dept., PSEG came out and assessed the tree and cables. They have determined that no power lines are entangled in the tree. We are asking that you address this situation ASAP and respond to the residents. It's been months and no action has been taken. See the picture from PSEG of the assessment attached.

Greetings! What is the current status of this request? This was requested four months ago. In that time, the tree has grown large enough that it crosses the street with branches over parked cars on both sides. The tree branches also stretched across more than three homes! As shown by PSE&G, the trimming of this tree belongs to Jersey City. With winter coming, branches are starting to come down. They are hitting and damaging cars and creating safety hazards for those walking on the sidewalk. This needs a resolution before someone is seriously hurt.