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Conway Tree Board approves removal of magnolia after tomography finds large cavity; conditions mitigation and fee-in-lieu options
Summary
The City of Conway Tree Board approved removal of a 29-inch magnolia tree after a sonic tomography detected a large hollow cavity. The board forgave mitigation penalties on condition the owner plant four trees on a property and pay a fee-in-lieu for remaining mitigation by Nov. 1, 2025.
The City of Conway Tree Board approved removal of a magnolia tree after an arborist’s sonic tomograph showed a large internal cavity and staff recommended removal because the tree posed a risk to nearby structures.
City staff explained that the tree owner had commissioned a Picus sonic tomography test on the 29-inch magnolia and that the machine detected a large hollow cavity, which staff said “is likely formed due to fungal plant pathogen.” The arborist advised that corrective pruning of codominant stems was not recommended and that the cavity was unlikely to recover with antifungal treatment; staff recommended removal because the tree’s drop zone included a clinic and a neighboring home.
The board voted to approve the tree removal. The initial motion approved the removal only; members then addressed mitigation and penalties related to an earlier removal of a landmark live oak on the same property.
Staff recapped that the earlier oak removal (a 36-inch…
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