Downtown Tree Replacement Begins

Posted by Publisher on
Fairhope, Alabama

UPDATE: Tree replacement has been paused because new trees purchased by the city council last May are considered too small; tree committee members are considering alternatives now.








SECTION STREET STREET TREES

Crews began replacing 55 overgrown willow oak trees along Section Street this evening; tree committee member Patrick Waldrop said the committee recommended replacement with smaller chinese pistace trees (a relative of the pistachio but without seed).



New chinese pistache.





Comments

Anonymous said…
The lighting of the trees should be pretty simple this year, judging from the tiny sizes of the replacements! Downtown is going to be pretty bare for quite a while unless these are super fast growers.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Publisher said…
Only the trees on Section Street are being replaced.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Anonymous said…
Chinese pistache trees are considered invasive. Like the camphor tree and popcorn tree we will be trying to eradicate pistache trees someday. Wish the Committee had consulted with the Extension Service for a native tree suggestion. Here's a good article: https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/2019/07/16/this-invasive-tree-species-is-coming-up-everywhere-in-north-texas/
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Anonymous said…
Every plant is invasive until such time passes that it becomes native. This is a story told over millennia.

Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Anonymous said…
Appears just the females are a problem. Does the city have a plan if they unexpectedly plant the females? I am fighting camphor, popcorn trees and asiatic jasmine in my yard. All three planted by an overzealous previous owner. Would love to know if the city has a policy on how to fight back these invasive species.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Anonymous said…
Arboreal sexism!
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Anonymous said…
Are these the same trees that have been used as replacements on Fels Avenue? There are several on Fels just west of Church that are very scraggly looking several years after being planted. I hope that someone researched this thoroughly before choosing this particular tree.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
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