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Public feedback urges native species in free-tree campaign; city to consult tree board
5736602 · February 13, 2025
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Summary
A resident urged the parks department to include native fruit-bearing trees to replace invasive pear trees; staff said the current free-tree list is already purchased for this year and suggested the resident meet with the tree committee for future plantings.
A city resident used the public-comment period to urge the parks department to prioritize native fruiting trees (for example, Mexican plum) in the free-tree campaign and criticized Bradford/Callery pear trees and honeysuckle as invasive or poor long-term choices for winter bird forage.
The resident said…
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