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Tree board logs few removals; Royal Palm at amphitheater to be removed for Ganoderma; Washingtonia palms raise long‑term maintenance questions
Summary
Staff said there have been few removals on village property but reported a Royal Palm removal at the amphitheater due to Ganoderma. Will told the board about roughly 500 trees lost to last year’s tornado (in inventory) and discussed high trimming costs and disease risk for Washingtonia palms.
Will reported that the village has had relatively few routine removals of trees on public property but that crews recently removed a Royal Palm at the amphitheater after staff confirmed Ganoderma infection. "We just need to take a royal palm from the amphitheater that had Ganoderma," Will said.
Board members noted the widespread tree losses from last year’s tornado were not recorded on the routine removals list because they were storm losses; Will said…
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