Keeping Track

Heritage Mall white oak The story: The landmark white oak at Heritage Mall is about 300 years old and appeared in good health in October 2005, following what some said was a severe pruning. They worried about the tree’s future after two large limbs broke off, and a company was called in to remove a…

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Oak lives on for Arbor Week

Peter Kenagy guided a saw blade horizontally through the massive trunk of a 214-year-old Oregon white oak Thursday morning at his farm in North Albany. The 3-inch thick slabs he cut go to West and South Albany high schools, where shop students will mill the wood further and use it to make furniture, all in…

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Century-old maple needs to be cut down

The 100-year-old maple tree at the Linn County Courthouse that lost a large branch during Sunday night’s storm will have to be cut down, said Russ Williams, head of the county’s general services department. “Because of the way the branch ripped away from the main trunk, the area won’t heal, so it becomes receptive to…

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Tree class, lottery scheduled Thursday

Young or newly planted trees require special care to ensure their establishment and rapid growth. Maintaining trees well when they are young will benefit their overall health and your pocketbook in the long run. The Albany Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with the Albany Tree Commission, will hold a “Pruning 101” class and tree…

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Maple slab kicks off Arbor Week

It took eight people Friday to carry into the Albany library the 19-foot, 500-pound Oregon big leaf maple slab that will be part of an Arbor Week display. “We’re putting the slab at the library to show the importance and benefits of trees in the community,” said Mark Azevedo, a North Albany resident who helped…

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Trees set to come down

Buena Vista Arbor Care Co. will remove two trees at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. The work is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. The first tree is a pine near the hospital’s front entrance. The tree has caused occasional trip hazards for patients and staff, and it has outgrown the area…

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Heritage Mall tree verdict: It will live

The landmark white oak at Heritage Mall, about 300 years old, is in good health despite a severe pruning early in September, an arborist has told the mall management. General Manager Donna R. Green said today a certified arborist from Lake Oswego examined the tree on Sept. 27 and informed her that the tree will…

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Oak pruning causes a stir

The man who trimmed and thinned the majestic tree at Heritage Mall said he pruned the tree properly, but a certified arborist and others contend that he cut so much from the tree that the health of the 300-year-old white oak is in question. Larry McDonald of Trinity Tree Service said mall management hired him…

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