Tree Board

Mission Statement

The Noblesville Tree Board's mission is to share industry accepted best practices for proper tree selection, planting, and maintenance with our community.  The preservation of existing trees and the increase in healthy new trees will contribute to the ecological, economic, mental, and physical health of our community. To contact the Noblesville Tree Board, please email [email protected]

Tree Board

From left: Jennifer Roberts, Leslie Taljaard, Sandra Lynch, Ashley Mulis and Fred Pfau.


The Tree Board is responsible for the development of a master plan for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, removal and disposition of street trees in the City of Noblesville. They will coordinate its efforts with related projects of such groups as the Park Board, Plan Commission and the Street Department.

The Tree Board meets in Room 213 at Noblesville City Hall at 5:00 p.m. on the following dates:

August 5, 2024

October 7, 2024

December 2, 2024

Board Members

  • Ashley Mulis, President
  • Leslie Taljaard, Resident Member
  • Jennifer Roberts, Common Council Liaison
  • John Easley, Urban Forester

Tree City USA

The City of Noblesville has continued to earn the designation of Tree City USA 34 consecutive years. The city has held this designation longer than any other city in Hamilton County.

The Tree City USA program started in 1979. Only four cities in Indiana that have participated longer than Noblesville – Bloomington, Indianapolis, Elkhart and Angola. Noblesville received Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements: a tree board or department; a tree-care ordinance; an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita; and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation, in partnership with the United States Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters. For more information about the program, visit arborday.org/TreeCityUSA.

Earth Day/Arbor Fest

On Arbor Day, SMC Corporation of America joined Mayor Chris Jensen and Noblesville Tree Board members to plant trees at Same As U, 19201 Promise Road. Same As U is one of the inaugural Noblesville Tree Planning Grant recipients.

SMC Corporation donated $2,000 to the tree planting grant program, which has been matched by the City of Noblesville through Mayor Jensen and the Common Council. Additional inaugural grant recipients include Deer Creek Elementary School, Mill Grove, Deer Path, Oakmont, and Verdure Sciences.

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Helpful Resources

Noblesville Street Tree Ordinance

Arboricultural Specifications Manual

Noblesville Approved Tree Species List

Noblesville Undesirable Tree Species List

The Arbor Day Foundation

i-Tree

Purdue University Extension, Forestry and Natural Resources

Find an Arborist and Tree Resources

Take a Tree Pledge for Noblesville

How to Plant a Coniferous Tree

How to Plant a Deciduous Tree

How to Mulch Properly

Local Tree Species Information and Advice