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Pasco to implement new maintenance plan after Dade City Garden Club asks county to save historic 'Grand Oak No. 7'
Summary
The Dade City Garden Club asked Pasco County to preserve a large live oak on the historic courthouse grounds; county staff said a master arborist's report led to a new maintenance plan and biannual reevaluation of the tree.
The Dade City Garden Club delivered a resolution urging Pasco County to rescind plans to remove a historically significant live oak — identified as “Grand Oak No. 7” — from the courthouse grounds, and county staff said they will implement a new maintenance and monitoring program following a certified arborist's inspection.
Karen Menard, reading a resolution adopted by the Garden Club, said the tree “is estimated to be between…
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