About two years ago, the city contracted with a company to trim the trees on San Miguel Avenue. I have lived here on the Mesa since childhood and have seen how these Chinese elms should be trimmed. The contracted company did a ridiculous job — no trimming at all. I told them they were not doing a proper job, but they ignored me and all the neighbors. The trees, now unattended, are dangerously overgrown.
On June 8, a large and heavy branch — probably 10 inches in diameter — fell from the tree across the street, just missing a parked car. The next day a large branch cracked and is hanging from my tree. All the trees on this street are falling and represent a danger.
Of course, I’ll be calling the city, but could the story be that the city paid for something it didn’t get? The company the city contracted with did little more than cut a few twigs with pruning shears. The company had no concept of real pruning or tree structure. People walk and park their cars under these now dangerous trees.