There are more than 300,000 trees on Winnipeg boulevards and in parks and 1,500 of them have been identified as high-risk due to rotting issues.
City staff plan to begin cutting down or pruning the trees this month and hope to have work completed by the end of 2016.
The high-risk trees are not marked in any way.
There are trees in the city marked with green spray paint and staff say those are considered lower risk and lower priority.
Trees marked with orange spray paint have Dutch elm disease and the city also considers them a lower risk to fall over.
Transcona resident Dawn Goodman has a tree marked with green spray paint on the boulevard in front of her house and wants it removed as soon as possible.
“It makes me incredibly nervous. That tree that’s marked to come down sits right over top of my house,” she said. “One good gust of wind and it’s either on my house or it’s on my neighbour’s house.”
Kristen Malec of the Manitoba Forestry Association says home owners should also be examining trees on their own properties for signs of rot.
Indicators include dead limbs that don’t grow leaves in summer, hollow crevices, and the appearance of mushrooms and other fungi on the bark.
“If you have concerns about your tree than definitely call a certified arborist and they can give you a better idea if it’s hazardous or not,” said Malec.
