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Cercis siliquastrum
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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard'
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Check a Tree Permit Status
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You can use Portlandmaps.com to check a permit status using either an address, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) number, or an application number. Updates to application status may take a day or more to be displayed in Portlandmaps.com.
Chemical Treatment Tree Permits
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There are several options for applying including; online, mail, and in person.
Cinnamomum japonicum
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Information about Cinnamomum japonicum
City Employees
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This page is intended to provide City employees a single location to access TrackIT applications for various Urban Forestry requests.
Cladrastis kentukea
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Coming Soon: Public Works Construction
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Public Works Construction content is coming soon.
Contact Urban Forestry
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Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) Urban Forestry staff are available to answer tree questions, provide permit applications, and issue some tree permits during posted hours.
Cornus nuttallii
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Correcting Tree Code Violations
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Urban Forestry begins investigating a code violation when a citizen reports a potential violation. If a violation is found, Urban Forestry will outline a corrective action plan. If the correction is not made within the specified timeframe enforcement actions may be required.
Crataegus x lavallei
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Create a Tree Inventory and a Tree Plan
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Learn more about the City's specific tree plan requirements. Get a worksheet to help you complete your tree plan. Find out what the City inspector and consulting arborist must agree upon. Learn more about creating a tree project narrative and what that must include. Get help with your tree plan.
Cryptomeria japonica
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Cunninghamia lanceolata
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Davidia involucrata
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Use PortlandMaps.com for relevant information gathering.
Diospyrus virginiana
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The steps in this chart will help you figure out if you need a permit to remove trees on private property when no development is proposed. Permits from PP&R Urban Forestry and/or the Bureau of Development Services may be required to remove trees on private property.
Do I Need a Tree Permit?
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What is a Street Tree? How can I find out if a tree is a private tree or Street Tree? What is a development permit, what is a non-development permit? Get more information on types of permits or move forward with an application. Report a tree emergency or issue a complaint about a tree.
Don't Top Trees!
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Topping is the destructive and obsolete pruning practice of cutting back large branches to stubs, which leaves wounds that invite decay and disease into the tree. Topping destroys a tree’s natural shape, beauty, and grace.
Douglas Fir—A True Northwest Native
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As Oregon's official state tree, the Douglas fir is so common it is often overlooked by Portlanders shopping for a yard tree. But the Douglas fir is, perhaps, the most important tree to our surrounding area. It's hard to imagine our parks and natural areas without them.
Dutch Elm Disease
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Dutch elm disease, or DED, is one of the most destructive plant pathogens in the United States and Europe. It has killed millions of elms despite efforts to control it. With approximately 3,500 susceptible elms throughout Portland, PP&R Urban Forestry works diligently to manage the impact of DED.
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