Tree Canopy Expansion Program

Tree Covered Streets

What is a Street Tree?

A 'street tree' is one that is in the public right-of-way (It's generally on the lawn area between the sidewalk and the curb). In the diagram below, three of the trees are street trees.

The right-of-way is the legal right of a pedestrian, vehicle, or ship to proceed with precedence
Street Tree Photo

Royal Oak has earned the National Arbor Day Foundation distinction of “Tree City USA” every year since the distinction’s inception in 1976.

Royal Oak Land Cover

TypeAcres
%
Impervious362148%
Trees230931%
Open Space159521%
Bare33>1
Water9>1
Total Acres7567

Source: SEMCOG