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City staff reports four Australian pines on Pine Tree Drive are hazards; replanting options discussed
Summary
City staff told the Historic Preservation Board June 15 that four Australian pines along Pine Tree Drive were assessed as hazardous and will need removal. Staff described a gradual transition strategy and asked the board to expect future planting proposals using non‑invasive species such as slash pine or cypress.
City of Miami Beach environmental staff gave the Historic Preservation Board an update June 15 on the long‑running effort to manage and conserve Australian pines along historic Pine Tree Drive.
Elizabeth Wheaton, director of the city’s Environment and Sustainability Department, said an assessment completed in 2020 identified four trees that now constitute a hazard and will need removal. Two are in the north median and two are on the west side of the right of way…
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