Real Estate
Morse Street Tree's Days are Numbered
This Norway maple's best years are behind it. Edgartown selectmen recently granted permission to replace it with a new tree elsewhere on the property at the corner of Morse and Fuller streets.
Not even the Lorax spoke up for this tree when Edgartown selectmen held a hearing on its fate earlier this month.
The remainder of a once-stately Norway maple at 29 Morse St. is considered a public shade tree, so the property owners were required to seek town approval to remove it.
The owners will replace the tree with another on the property, town officials said.
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Long owned by David and Nancy Pritchard, the home at the corner of Morse and Fuller streets changed hands last December for slightly over $2 million. The new owner, according to land records, is a trust. Major renovations to the house and grounds are underway.
Selectman Michael Donaroma, a landscaper, recused himself from the tree vote; Arthur Smadbeck and Margaret Serpa speedily approved the applicant's request to remove and replace the Norway maple.
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