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Board approves removal of 34‑inch American elm at 627 West Richardson Avenue; recommends replacement with disease‑resistant cultivar
Summary
The board granted a permit to remove a 34‑inch American elm at 627 West Richardson Avenue and strongly recommended replanting with a Dutch‑elm‑disease‑resistant cultivar; neighbors raised drainage and root‑damage concerns tied to nearby regrading.
The Summerville Tree Protection Board granted a permit to remove a 34‑inch diameter American elm at 627 West Richardson Avenue and urged the property owner to replant with a disease‑resistant cultivar.
Ash Connolly, an ISA‑certified arborist and assistant market leader for Save a Tree, represented the applicant, Andy Murphy, and presented the board with an inspection report and observations. Board members and arborists discussed structural cracks, limb failures in recent storms, and possible root damage after…
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