Charlotte is known around the country for the beautiful and amazing high tree canopy of our close-in neighborhoods. Tree lined streets is a realtors’ selling point that you hear over and over. Unfortunately, street life is stressful and hard on our trees, as is simple math – aging trees are weaker, more susceptible trees. Disease abounds, resulting in road, structure and human hazard. The Charlotte Observer recently ran a full length feature article on the aging and risks of Charlotte’s beloved Willow Oaks.
The Myers Park Homeowners Association is concerned about the health and safety of many of Charlotte’s large mature trees, and has asked retired arborist and MPHA board member Jack McNeary to develop a presentation explaining some of the things all homeowners should know about the trees in their yards, their neighbors’ yards, the right of ways and the medians.
What Every Homeowner Needs to Know About Their Aging Trees
The presentation will be held on February 24, from 7-8 pm in room 202 /204 at the Wellness Center (1073 Providence Road) of Myers Park Presbyterian Church. This is the building across Providence Road from Oxford Place and the main sanctuary.
The presentation will focus on older trees, since they are the ones that are most likely to become diseased. The MPHA will show photos of before- and after- situations and discuss these examples. The program which will last about 45 minutes. There will be time for questions. Residents for all neighborhoods are encouraged to attend and invite anyonewho’d like to learn more about this. Please do RSVP via email so they can be certain the meeting room is of appropriate size.
Jack McNeary is a retired Consulting Arborist. He was president of the American Society of Consulting Arborist in 1992. In Charlotte he started his own tree service company in 1967 and operated it for 40 years. He has been studying, observing, and photographing tree issues in Charlotte since before 1989 when Hurricane Hugo visited us.
