Continuing work they did in June, the City of Parksville is crowning 25 trees in Community Park this week.
The city removed the crowns or tops of eleven trees in the park in June.
The work is the result of an assessment by an independent International Society of Arboriculture arborist that found many dead and structurally failing portions of otherwise healthy trees.
The work is being done in the area bordered by the children’s playground (Lions Venture Land), the chain link fence to the west, the open area field to the south and the ball field and will complete the project.
Many of the trees in the park were topped about 35 years ago, which caused them to decay and they are dying from the top down.
The park has mature species which have been subject to stresses such as heavy winds, previous poor pruning practices, including topping, as well as from age and soil compaction which is caused by vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the area.
Aware they would eventually need to be replaced, the city has been underplanting the older trees and is monitoring and will continue to replant trees to maintain the urban forest environment.
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