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Heavy tree pruning causes an uproar

A resident said this tree on Coleridge Street lost more than half its branches and now looks butchered and unattractive. The city said pruning is necessary and will help extend its life. A resident said this tree on Coleridge Street lost more than half its branches and now looks butchered and unattractive. The city said pruning is necessary and will help extend its life. (Christina Pazzanese for The Boston Globe)
August 29, 2009

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A massive tree-trimming project underway in East Boston this summer has some residents up in arms over what they say has been overzealous cutting that has left many trees looking like toothpicks. Several tipsters told GlobeWatch earlier this month that workers hacked down large numbers of branches from street trees in their Orient Heights neighborhood. The tipsters said many trees ... (Full article: 516 words)

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