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Cape Fear Gardener: Importance of trees to our area

As we continue to look to the future of our area, the Cape Fear Gardener explores some of the natural issues we face. He takes a look at how important trees are as our area grows and develops.

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Area Trees

If our beautiful area has a trademark, it should be the majestic and enduring live oak. Of course the southern magnolia with its enormous and fragrant white flowers is an equal. I feel the need for a society or foundation that protects these living treasures of our coastal area. By protection of these trees, I mean protection not just from development, but also from disease, overgrowth of Spanish moss (and I said overgrowth), and harmful over trimming. Is there already such a group?