Jenny,
Have you contacted the local Tree Warden to ask why the tree is being
removed? I'm not sure of the local laws there but as the Petersham Tree
Warden, I have to have a public hearing if I want to remove any public
shade tree. If any citizen objects then it goes to the Selectboard.
The reasons for removing a public shade tree are for public safety
reasons. If the tree has a strong potential of falling into the road or
damaging public property then it should be removed. From your photo, I
see nothing wrong with the tree - it has a nice full crown with no dead
branches. How does the main trunk look? Is it free of any significant
cavities or butt rot? Does the tree hinder any line of sight for traffic
or for cars turning? If the tree's trunk is solid and there are no
public safety issues then you could appeal to the town government there
if you get no satisfaction from the Tree Warden.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 8:27 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dove Tree ID?
ENTS,
So, why can't the Longwood sugar maple tree just be left
there as it dies? It's still so beautiful and the meadow next to it will
look so barren without it. I really love that tree. That's me standing
down by it.
Jenny
-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Caselli <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2009 6:06 pm
Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dove Tree ID?
Oops. Wrong key. I saw the typo just now as I read my own response. lol
--- On Sat, 8/1/09, Will Blozan <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Will Blozan <[email protected]>
Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dove Tree ID?
To: [email protected]
Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 9:46 AM
Barry,
I've never seen a tomato plant attached to a maple before ;)
Thankfully, verticillium is routinely killing off the nasty Norway
maples here in western NC.
Will F. Blozan
President, Eastern Native Tree Society
President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]?> ] On Behalf Of Barry Caselli
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 12:36 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dove Tree ID?
Verticillium Wilt? I thought that attached tomato plants!
--- On Sat, 8/1/09, pabigtrees <[email protected]> wrote:
From: pabigtrees <[email protected]>
Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dove Tree ID?
To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 6:11 AM
Jenny
That looks like a Red Mulberry, Morus rubra. If the base of the leaf
is straight across, the top is shiny green, and the underside dull.
Most mulberries are hybrids of white and red, but there are a few
straight reds out there. Straight reds tend not to have the mitten
shaped leases, just entire leaves.
On a different note, the large sugar maple you photographed out by the
meadow at Longwood has to come down. It was being attacked by
Verticillium Wilt. Sorry for the bad news.
Scott
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