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Board approves removal of damaged pine at 118 Cynthia Lane; recommends treatment and pruning for other trees
Summary
At 118 Cynthia Lane the board approved removing a damaged pine, recommended treating a front-yard tupelo, and directed an arborist to reduce risky limbs on a healthy pine.
The Tree Protection Board approved removal of a damaged pine and recommended treatment or maintenance for other trees at 118 Cynthia Lane.
A resident who applied for removal said two pines and an oak snapped during a severe 2015 storm and that she feared the remaining trees might fall on her house. Staff and board members examined photos and the trees. Nathaniel, a board member, said the left-side pine showed irregular trunk formation and wounds with "weeping" sap; the board agreed that the wounded pine should be removed.
The board voted to remove the damaged pine, keep and treat the tupelo in the front yard (recommendation: fertilization), and perform crown-reduction pruning on the healthy pine to remove a few large limbs that present risk. The motion passed by voice vote. Staff agreed to provide the applicant with a permit and to clarify the recommended crown-reduction work after the meeting.
