Felling of rare acacia trees leaves Westmount residents divided
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Smith says Westmount is home to around 8,000 public trees. Each year, the city has to fell about 80 trees as general maintenance. The tree is considered an invasive species, and Montreal’s Agglomeration Council won’t allow it to be planted in protected areas like Mount Royal and Westmount’s Summit Woods.While the city is permitted to replant acacias in King George Park, Smith says experts advised against the replanting of just that tree for biodiversity reasons.
“There is so much concern for the built environment , but the park does not get the same attention,” Drummond says.
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