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f <br /> - ~ <br /> i - <br /> ebruary L5, 20 0 <br /> ONTACT: rk Snyder, Urban Forester, 682-4819 <br /> rom Public In rmation Section, 682-5523 <br /> OR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> LOCAL AIRBORIST DONATES PRUNING SERVICES FOR HERITAGE TREE <br /> Eugene'rertified arborist Nathaniel Sperry, owner of Sperry Tree Care, will join with City <br /> i <br /> Urban Forestry jstaff on Thursday, February 17, to perform needed pruning and cabling work on <br /> the Owen cherr~ tree. Sperry has offered to donate his time and that of two of his employees to <br /> !conduct the days-long job, recommended by consulting arborist Bill Owen as necessary to support <br /> the heavy limb of the tree. <br /> The O en cherry tree, believed by some to have been planted by Eugene Skinner, was <br /> officially dedicated last April by Mayor Jim Torrey and a statewide selection committee as an <br /> Oregon Herita ~e Tree. It is one of only 14 designated heritage trees in the state and the only <br /> officially desig ated heritage tree in Lane County. The joint venture work is expected to extend <br /> the life of the 'stork tree by many years, reducing the risk of major damage from storms. <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br /> i <br /> 'Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541j 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />