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Tree Board narrows library replacement to bur oak, silver linden and Kentucky coffee tree
Summary
Philomath Tree Board members agreed on a prioritized shortlist to replace a removed elm near the library, favoring the bur oak with silver linden and Kentucky coffee tree as alternates because of longevity, canopy and nursery availability; placement and utility conflicts remain concerns.
Philomath’s Tree Board moved toward a final choice for the tree that will replace an elm removed at the library, settling on a prioritized shortlist led by bur oak, with silver linden and Kentucky coffee tree as alternates.
The decision followed discussion of a candidate list compiled from the Oregon Resilient Tree List, an ODF/OSU resource intended to help pick species likely to thrive over the next several decades amid changing climate conditions. A board…
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