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Trees near courthouse slated for removal after staff find advanced decay; replanting planned after approvals
Summary
City staff said nine laurel oaks around a downtown church and additional oaks by the courthouse are structurally decayed and will be removed; removals depend on NC DOT and historic-preservation approvals and the county will assist with crane logistics and some removal costs.
City staff told the Tree Commission that significant tree removals are planned downtown near the main courthouse and a Presbyterian church because of structural decay and limb failure.
Aaron Ree, the city arborist, described the condition of the affected trees and said a review found that several laurel oaks have extensive heart rot and root-decay fungus that destabilizes the trees. “There’s significant amount of decay in the trunk and in the main limbs,” Ree said, adding that pruning would not mitigate the hazard…
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