Front Yard Update & Possible Tree Removal
Dear New Plaza owners, As you are all aware, the plantings installed in the yard earlier this summer have not fared particularly well. The Board has consulted with GreenLOFT, who installed the new front design; the Ward 2 Arborist from DDOT’s Urban Forestry Administration; local nonprofit Casey Trees; and Carroccio Landscaping, the company with which the Association recently signed a contract for monthly landscape maintenance. GreenLOFT will be replacing all dead and dying plants in the coming weeks, and with Carroccio’s assistance, we will implement a regimented care plan to nurture the replacement plantings. Although there are multiple causes that contributed to the yard's blight, all parties consulted agreed that one factor in particular is likely the primary source of the problem: the large tree of heaven in the yard. Trees of heaven are a highly invasive species that pose a great threat to other plants and man made infrastructure, especially in urban areas. The tree is a prol