The Public Works department handles tree removal and trimming for all street trees located within our city limits. A street tree is a tree that is growing in or upon any City-managed street or public right of way. The department will remove a street tree when it presents an immediate safety hazard or is deemed a public nuisance. If you see a street tree that needs our attention, you can use the "Request Service" feature. Once you submit a request, we will dispatch a supervisor out to assess the site. If the reported tree requires our service, the supervisor will create a work order in our system. Our crews handle the most severe tree work orders first.

It is important to note, crews don't handle trees located on private property.

2025 Tree Removals

The City of Ballwin has hired a contractor to remove a number of dead trees that are on City property or within City right of way. Bids were requested from several companies, and the Board of Aldermen ultimately approved a contract with Gamma Tree Experts in June. 

The trees on the list below are slated for removal by Gamma Tree Experts over the next several months. 

2025 Tree List for Removal

1.  718 Reinke Road
2.  303 Fox Briar Drive
3.  302 Fox Hollow Woods Drive
4.  822 Reinke Road
5.  818 Reinke Road
6.  814 Reinke Road
7.  810 Reinke Road
8.  806 Reinke Road
9.  235 Aspen Village Drive
10.  240 Aspen Village Drive
11.  240 Village Creek
12.  722 Reinke Road
13.  716 Fox Hollow Woods
14.  669 Henry Road
15.  679 Henry Road
16.  350 Norwood Circle
17.  323 Sudbury Lane
18.  300 Blue Ridge Court
19.  700 Kehrs Mill Road
20.  308 Holloway Road
21.  340 Holloway Road
22.  344 Holloway Road
23.  346 Holloway Road
24.  629 Old Ballwin Road
25.  East side of Old Ballwin Road
26.  562 Windsor Mill Drive
27.  1141-1149 Lering Drive
28.  568 Hickory View Lane
29.  569 Hickory View Lane
30.  420 Caprice Gardens Court
31.  418 Caprice Gardens Court
32.  407-403 Caprice Gardens Court
33.  411 Caprice Gardens Court
34.  417 Caprice Gardens Court
35.  2336 Eagles Glen Court
36.   2335 Eagles Glen Court
37.   2309 Westpar Drive
38.  2343 Westpar Drive
39.  15924 Eagles Landing Court
40.  15919 Eagles Landing Court
41.  2382 Capitol Landing Drive
42.  2367 Fairwood Forest Court
43.  2375 Fairwood Forest Court 
44.  2362 Fairwood Forest Court
45.  15930 Cypress Trace Court
46.  5 Parkrose Court
47.  4 Parkrose Court
48.  329 Turfwood Drive
49.  238 Cedar Trail Drive
50.  626 Showplace Drive
51.  235 Aspen Village Drive
52.  336 Aspen Village Drive
53.  431 Brass Lamp Drive
54.  448 Brass Lamp Drive
55.  446 Brass Lamp Drive
56.  401 Glenmeadow Drive
57.  805 Rotherham Drive
58.  804 Rotherham Drive
59.  813 Guenevere Drive
60.  706 Guenevere Drive
61.  845 Guenevere Drive
62.  710 Guenevere Drive
63.  841 Guenevere Drive

Additional trees are being removed by City staff within the next few months to a year. Please be patient as there are nearly two hundred trees that have been slated for removal. 

Ash Trees and the Emerald Ash Borer

In addition to handling resident requests and work orders, the City's tree crews are also focused on removing all the City's ash trees. In 2015, the threat of the Emerald Ash Borer came home to Ballwin. This insect is an invasive species that is highly destructive to ash trees. The City had more than 2,000 of these trees in its public right of way, as well as a large number of other trees considered to be in dangerous condition. Contracting this work out was projected in the millions of dollars over a 5-to-10-year period. Instead, the City purchased a bucket truck and established a crew which works on trees throughout the year. The exception is several weeks in the summer when street replacement is being conducted and in the fall during leaf collection. In the winter months, nearly all street laborers assist with trees, whether it is trimming or stump grinding.