Health and Safety

There is a dogwood in front of Fisk Hall that is 40% dead. The tree is in an area that is dark, and we are preparing to install two light poles in this area. The tree will be removed as soon as possible to facilitate the improvement in front of Fisk Hall.

More Take-Downs

Two ash trees at 3 Huber Manor are dead due to terminal ash decline, and will be removed this summer.

Building Clearance

Several large trees behind 77 Home Ave are now too close to the garages facing Brainard Ave, and have to be removed. A large maple north of “G” lot at DAC has reached the point of dropping large dead branches, and will be removed. A large maple and a large hemlock between 135 and 125 … Read more

New Senior House

Some trees and shrubs will be cleared at 20 Fountain Ave to make way for a new senior house. Most of the take downs will be of materials that are in decline. Care will be taken to preserve all specimens possible, to enhance the site after the building is done. As construction is completed, the … Read more

Storm Damage

From the recent wind storm and the amount of rain we’ve gotten this winter, we lost a couple of trees and a few branches. However, we are still discovering damage. Today, we have to remove a tulip poplar near Foss Hill unit 7. The mature tree has started to uproot, and cannot be saved. It … Read more

Building Health

74 Wyllys Ave—-The three double stem hemlocks ( two in the rear and one next to the house) will be coming down to dry out the external walls of that house, the Admissions office and 110 Mt. Vernon. The paint is moldy and peeling from no light and no air movement. Removal will be as … Read more

Late Summer Tree Deaths

The maple between DCC and 200 Church has reached a point of no return, and must be removed. The maple in front of 240 Washington St. is rotted from the inside, and must be removed.

More Trees!

Remove the following: 319 Washington Terrace—(1) triple stem hemlock–Totally dead: 70 Wyllys Ave–(1) Magnolia—dying, and starting to look very sad.

Tree Removals Summer 2005

330 High St—1 Japanese red maple; 202 Washington St—2 hemlocks, 1 mulberry; 240 Washington St—1 ash; President’s house—4 hemlocks; chapel—1 elm immediately, 1 elm this summer; Washington Terr— 1 oak; 215 Long Lane—1 mulberry; 131 Mt Vernon—1 sugar maple; 116 Mt Vernon—6 hemlocks, 1 black locust; 343 High St—1 hemlock twin; Foss Hill complex—3 beech, … Read more