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Commission approves removal appeal for a Victorian box at 2424 Whitney Drive
Summary
The Parks and Recreation Commission approved a homeowner’s appeal to remove a heritage‑tree‑eligible Victorian box at 2424 Whitney Drive after reviewing staff reports and two independent arborist opinions that the tree is in decline and structurally compromised.
The Mountain View Parks and Recreation Commission on June 11 voted to grant an appeal and allow removal of one heritage-sized Victorian box at 2424 Whitney Drive, after hearing staff analysis and testimony from two consulting arborists who recommended removal.
City urban forest manager Russell Hanson presented staff’s inspection, describing the tree as a Pitosporum undulatum (Victorian box) roughly 16 inches in diameter, about 30 feet tall with a canopy of roughly 20–30 feet. Hanson said the canopy was thin, the site lacked supplemental irrigation and there was a significant cavity at the trunk base. He said staff probed and sounded the trunk and did not…
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