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Newport Tree Board approves removal of Callery pear at 806 Overton Street
Summary
The Newport Tree Board voted to allow removal of a Callery pear at 806 Overton Street after homeowners said the tree was hollowed, leaning over their house and pulling utility lines; the city arborist agreed the tree was unbalanced and recommended removal.
The Newport Tree Board on Feb. 12 voted to allow removal of a Callery pear tree on the city tree lawn at 806 Overton Street after homeowners raised safety concerns and the city arborist recommended removal.
Homeowners Ashley and Warren Hinkle, who filed the removal request, told the board the mature tree has significant hollowness and leans over their house. "We started to feel like the tree is a ticking time bomb,"…
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