Borough Hall: 908.322.8236

Borough Hall: 908.322.8236

Fanwood New Jersey
Fanwood New Jersey

SHADE TREE COMMISSION

Commission Meetings 2023

August – No Meeting

Meetings held: 2nd Tuesday of the month (Sept through June) 7 p.m., LaGrande Park field house.

75 N. Martine Avenue
Fanwood, NJ 07023
(908) 322-8236


The Fanwood Shade Tree Commission was created with the passage of a local ordinance in 1962. It is the responsibility of the commission to maintain and protect all shade trees on Borough property, in Borough parks and along all Borough streets. All trees within 10 feet of a Borough street or roadway are the responsibility of the Shade Tree Commission.

Residents are advised to contact Borough Hall if they have any concerns regarding a Borough tree. Borough Hall will then put the resident in touch with the Shade Tree Commissioner assigned to your area of town. Or, you may fill out the following form, and the Commission will respond:

SHADE TREE REQUEST FORM

It is against the law for a resident to cut, prune, damage or disturb a Borough tree.

The Shade Tree Commission usually meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month (September thru June) at 7:00 PM at the LaGrande Park field house. See the Community Calendar for exact dates.

Commission Members

Kim Castucci
Steve Falco
Dana Lawrence Lohn Alternate
Katherine Mitchell Council Liaison
Joanne Muoio
Vijay Sanghvi Alternate

We plant the trees that make the whole town green!

Each year the Shade Tree Commission plants trees on the public right of ways and on borough properties. If you would like a street tree planted in front of your home, please contact the Shade Tree Commission at muoio.fstc@gmail.com.

Shade Tree Deer Guard Installations

The trees selected will be those planted in the borough right-of-way by the commission during the last three years. Deer have a tendency to rub their antlers on small trees and have caused considerable damage over the last few years. The deer guards are a mesh-like covering that protects the tree from deer damage.

Residents can also notify the Commission through our website of any borough tree they believe would benefit from a deer guard.

Members of the Nettingham Middle School Environmental Club learn to mulch trees during a workshop at Carriage House Park.

The club members learned to never pile mulch up against the tree trunk but instead to spread the mulch in a donut shape around the tree. The workshop was sponsored by the Fanwood Shade Tree Commission.

Spotted Lantern Fly Homeowners Guide

The spotted lantern fly, a leafhopper, has emerged and is currently in the nymph stage (June-September) in central Jersey. Although the insect is not harmful to humans, it does damage to trees and some food crops, and is a general nuisance. Known host plants include Tree-of-Heaven (Alianthus altissima), Red Maple, Black Walnut, Grapes, Hops and more than 70 other species. Native to China, India and Vietnam, the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycarma delicatula) was introduced to ...

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