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Committee outlines plan to plant 187 trees, start West End nursery and pilot a pear-tree bounty
Summary
Members of an unidentified tree committee described plans to plant 187 trees at Commerce Park, start a fenced nursery on the West End for apple trees and chestnuts, trial sequoia saplings, and pilot a reward-based pear-tree removal voucher program; funding and timelines remain tentative.
Unidentified Speaker 1, a committee member, said the city will plant 187 trees at Commerce Park this year and that "we're gonna water them for the first year because we want them to have that good start." The speaker said residents purchased the trees and contracted with the committee for planting and initial care.
The committee described multiple related projects intended to expand the urban canopy and reduce maintenance costs. Plans include redesigning trails at Down Arrow Field using a State of Ohio map of Indigenous trails; moving woody vegetation from Delano Field of Discovery into an arboretum grove to support pollinators; and planting six large trees in meadow areas west of the terraces. To lower mowing…
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