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Troutdale staff proposes removing cottonwoods at Sunrise Park, considers lower‑growing shade trees
Summary
Parks staff raised a concept to remove tall cottonwood trees around Sunrise Park's detention pond and plant smaller, slower‑growing shade trees through a Friends of Trees planting event; staff said outreach to neighbors and a decision by November would be appropriate.
Parks staff raised a concept on June 18 to remove several tall cottonwoods at Sunrise Park and replace some with smaller, slower‑growing shade trees, and asked the Parks Advisory Committee for guidance on neighborhood outreach.
"Cottonwood trees are generally problematic," Jonah Jacobson said, describing the species as "soft wood" that can "shatter in the wind and ice." He said many neighbors…
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