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l.k: j'.i <br /> City of Eugene <br /> Public Works Department <br /> URBAN FORESTRY <br /> NOTICE OF REMOVAL <br /> DUE TO <br /> DUTCH ELM DISEASE <br /> THIS TREE HAS BEEN EVALUATED BY THE OREGON DEPARTMENT <br /> OF AGRICULTURE AND FOUND TO HAVE DUTCH ELM DISEASE. <br /> AMERICAN ELM TREES ARE EXTREMELY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS <br /> TERMINAL DISEASE. THE ONLY KNOWN METHOD OF DISEASE <br /> CONTROL INCLUDES EARLY DETECTION, IMMEDIATE REMOVAL <br /> OF INFECTED TREES, AND THE BURIAL OF ALL WOOD. <br /> THIS TREE SHALL BE REMOVED TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 TH IN ORDER <br /> TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF THIS DISEASE. <br /> THE REMAINING AMERICAN ELMS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY <br /> ARE SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED. SAMPLES WILL BE TAKEN <br /> AND TESTED IF SYMPTOMS OF DUTCH ELM DISEASE ARE <br /> DETECTED. <br /> IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANT VALUE TO THE <br /> COMMUNITY OF THIS TREE, A REPLACEMENT TREE SHALL BE <br /> PLANTED. <br /> PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REMOVAL TO <br /> THE URBAN FORESTER'S OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE, <br /> @ 682 -4800 MONDAY - FRIDAY, 8:00a.m. TO 5:00 p.m. <br /> POSTED AUGUST 14,1998 <br /> Date <br />