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Peabody commission okays emergency removal of 12 dead ash trees behind 151 Rear Lowell St.
Summary
The Peabody Conservation Commission unanimously approved an emergency certificate to allow the city to remove 12 ash trees that city tree warden Brian Grant said are dead from emerald ash borer and pose a safety risk to a nearby house. The contractor must leave stumps to stabilize the embankment, preserve a stone wall and remove all debris.
The Peabody Conservation Commission voted unanimously on Dec. 10 to issue an emergency certificate allowing the city to remove 12 dead ash trees from city land behind 151 Rear Lowell Street.
Brian Grant, the city’s tree warden, told the commission he has documented boring holes and woodpecker activity in the trunks and that the trees have been dead for months. "We need to get these down, hopefully…
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