You may prune trees on your own Sarpy County property without a permit. Trees in the public right-of-way belong to the city, and Tree City USA communities like Papillion manage street and park trees through their forestry programs.
No Nebraska statute or Sarpy County ordinance restricts pruning a tree that stands entirely on your own land, so homeowners can trim freely. The limits attach to public trees. Papillion, a longtime Tree City USA community, and other Sarpy cities control trees in street rights-of-way and parks, and residents cannot trim or remove them without city approval. Branches from a neighbor's tree that overhang your lot may be cut back to the property line, but you cannot cross onto their land or damage the trunk. Cities also coordinate emerald ash borer work on public ash trees.
Trimming or removing a city street or park tree without authorization violates the municipal forestry ordinance. Cutting or injuring a tree on a neighbor's land can expose you to civil liability for the tree's value.
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