Mentor’s tree-lined streets make our neighborhoods desirable, cool our homes, clean our air and are beautiful to look at in every season. The City of Mentor manages a Street Tree program to promote the beautification of our streetscapes as well as help manage stormwater runoff. Each year, trees are available free-of-charge to Mentor residents on a first-come / first-served basis and are installed by City personnel in the public right-of-way.
To request that a street tree be planted at your property, please fill out the Mentor Street Tree Order Form. Trees are planted in both the Spring and Fall.
If you have a dead tree or stump on your tree lawn, it must be removed by the homeowner before a new tree will be planted. Removal of any street tree requires a permit.
Once the tree is installed, care and maintenance of the new tree is the responsibility of the property owner.
Currently, there are over 24,000 trees in Mentor’s urban forest which consists of all public trees within the public right-of-way (tree lawns), parks, and other public lands. Mentor was named a 2020 Tree City USA® by the Arbor Day Foundation for the 33rd year in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management.
If you have any questions regarding the Mentor Street Tree Program or other tree related programs, please contact the Public Works Department at (440) 974-5781 or pubworks@cityofmentor.com.