Cleanup of trees and limbs in your yard
If you have not yet trimmed damaged limbs from your trees, please do that as soon as possible. Broken limbs hanging over a sidewalk need to be removed immediately. Trees with over 90% dead branches with little or no live foliage visible during the growing season must be removed. Stumps need to be removed from sight by cutting level with the ground and covering with ground cover or removed with a stump grinder.  HPN governing docs do not allow stumps to be used as yard art, planters or other purposes. A minimum of 2 trees must be maintained on your lot.  If you need additional time to remove a stump or replant a tree, please email manager@hpnhoa.org to request an extension from the board.  

 

The freshly-cut stumps of oak limbs should always be immediately painted with tree-wound dressing as a prophylactic measure against the spread of Oak Wilt Disease.  Oak Wilt is spread by tiny wood-boring beetles that are attracted to the sap of oak trees.  Fresh wounds on oak trees draw these beetles like porch lights draw moths. 

 

Cleanup of Common Area - Trails and Entrances
Our tree vendor has substantially completed trimming limbs and removing  approximately 15 weakened trees in the common area along our walking trail and at our entrances. The tree debris from the common area trees is piled in a staging area near the trail until the tree service has a chipper available to chip and spread the mulch in the native area under the trees.  This staging area is only for HOA common area debris - do not add your debris to the pile.  For safety reasons, please stay on the trail and do not walk in the wooded area.