Salisbury, NC; 1/8/09

Salisbury Tree Board hopes to plant 200 trees this spring Salisbury Post - Salisbury,NC,USA The Salisbury Tree Board, responsible for protecting and planting trees on city-owned properties and along public rights of way, hopes to plant some 200 new trees this spring.
In reviewing the past year, Tree Board Chairman John Burke told Salisbury City Council Tuesday that 2008 saw 53 neighborhood trees lost to weather, decay and disease while only 27 replacement trees were planted.
But a couple hundred new trees and irrigation bags are on order for this year.