BEAUFORT, S.C. (April 18, 2024) – The City of Beaufort will remove four sabal palms at Evergreen Cemetery because they present a threat to the live oaks they share airspace with.
The trees, which are at the south side of the cemetery entrance along Bladen Street, were examined by Michael Murphy, the City’s contracted master arborist.
The canopies of the palm trees are cross-rubbing the live oaks, Murphy said in his report to the City’s Public Works Department. ”This rubbing of the live oak limbs on the palm trunk will eventually wear away the cambium (the part of the tree that produces new bark) on the live oak branches and cause them to die,” Murphy said in his report.
After examining the trees, Southern Tree Services said the palm trees should not be transplanted because they are too close to burial sites at Evergreen.
The City’s Park & Trees Advisory Commission agreed with the decision to remove the palm trees.
The work is scheduled to be done beginning April 22.
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