Time to come down

Posted 6/18/19

Time to come down More than 20 of the majestic trees at Goddard Park, succumbing to age, the battering of storms and disease, are slated to come down this week. Work started Monday morning and, in short order, Northeastern Tree of Cranston had downed

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Time to come down

DEAD SENTRY: One of the trees to be felled is this red oak designated as a “champion tree” by the RI Tree Council that has a crown spread of 117 feet – the second-widest spread of any recorded tree in the state.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

STARTING AT THE TOP: Crews started at the top of trees and worked down the trunks.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

INTO SMALLER LOGS: James Sacco works a chainsaw as a section of one of the trees is cut up.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2019 12:37 pm

More than 20 of the majestic trees at Goddard Park, succumbing to age, the battering of storms and disease, are slated to come down this week. Work started Monday morning and, in short order, Northeastern Tree of Cranston had downed several trees and was well into grinding down the stumps. Steve Kidd, vice president of the company, estimated the trees to be 70 to 80 years old and older. Larger logs are being hauled from the park with the smaller limbs being chipped and stockpiled for use in the park. Arborists in DEM’s Division of Forest Environment evaluated the site and identified the trees that needed to be removed.