Volunteers return from surveying the health of recently planted
young street trees
Recognizing Abuse
Here are some pictures of trees that died for preventable reasons.
| This tree was killed by a weed wacker. The lawn should not be allowed to grow right up to the trunk of a tree. |  |
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Note the wounds around the base of the tree. |
| This tree most likely died from a lack of water. |  |
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