Trees located within the 'road right of way' or 'boulevard' (area between the property line and the curb) are owned by the City of Maple Ridge. The City's Parks, Recreation, and Culture department is responsible for the care and maintenance of these street trees but with help from residents we can ensure our neighbourhoods can be kept green and healthy!
Request to Have a Street Tree!
Help expand our urban tree canopy and create greener, healthier, and more livable neighbourhoods! Submit a request for the City to plant a street tree on your boulevard.
How to Locate Your Property Line
For information on how to locate your property line, visit our Boulevard Maintenance page at MapleRidge.ca/PropertyLine.
Become a Super Soaker
Young boulevard trees are working hard to grow strong but they need a little extra help to make sure they make it through the dryer months.
With thousands of trees across Maple Ridge, our team can’t reach them all and so we ask residents if they can help.
With no sign-up required, become a Super Soaker by simply watering a local street tree (ideally a couple times per week in morning or evening) that you see might need some extra help.
A little water now means years of shade, oxygen, and beauty later!
Thanks Super Soakers!
Caring for New Trees
New young trees, surrounded by lawn, benefit the most when a three-foot circle of grass is removed and replaced with bark mulch or topsoil. This tree circle helps with:
- Moisture retention and root protection.
- If the outside edge is built up slightly, it will act as a wall allowing water to seep down into the roots while hand watering during dry conditions.
- Lawn mowers and grass line trimmers are kept at a distance, protecting the bark from physical damage.
Methods to Keep Trees Watered During Dry Weather
- A very slow trickle from a garden hose for four hours before 9:00 AM or after 7:00 PM.
- A deep root watering attachments available from most nurseries.
- A five-gallon pail with holes drilled in the bottom set under the tree to water slowly.
- A ring of mulch around the tree to keep the water in.