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Commission starts work on a Worcester street-tree species list to guide planting and development

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Commissioners discussed compiling a master tree species list with different views for the public, developers, and internal commission use; staff plans to maintain an editable spreadsheet and may create simplified lists for planning and ordinance use.

The Worcester Tree Commission discussed development of a city tree species list to guide street and development plantings, and agreed to continue compiling a master spreadsheet this summer.

Commission staff and commissioners described a multi-tier approach: a detailed master list maintained by the commission for technical use, a developer-facing list with essential data fields (height, spread,…

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