I received an email from Diana Ames, the Shade Tree Commission Chair, about these trees.&nbsp; however I encourage you to contact her and the forester to voice your opinion as flowering pear trees really are beautiful there.&nbsp; <br>
<br>David Jahn, City Forester: <a href="mailto:David.Jahn@city.pittsburgh.pa.us">David.Jahn@city.pittsburgh.pa.us</a><br>Diana Ames, Shade Tree Commission Chair: <a href="mailto:diana.ames@verizon.net">diana.ames@verizon.net
</a><br>Best to cc: Eldi&nbsp; <a href="mailto:kendall.pelling@eastliberty.org">kendall.pelling@eastliberty.org</a> <br><br>Community input here is vital.&nbsp; Please do send them both an email voicing your concern.<br><br>Diana&#39;s email below:
<br><br>:<br>Dear Tree Friends,<br><br>You&#39;ve probably noticed Duquesne Light&#39;s enormous construction project along East Liberty Blvd. has caused some&nbsp; damage to the trees in the median--most of which are Callery pears which were in poor condition anyway.&nbsp; Jenny Arkett has made a wonderful offer to replace all of&nbsp; these trees with real shade trees (sycamores)&nbsp; and the City Forester has agreed. Just wanted to give you a heads up that the old broken trees will be removed possibly as early as tomorrow, but they will be replaced.&nbsp; Because the City crews maintain the planting strip, Jenny is requesting that Eisler Nursery create a larger than typical mulch area around the new trees to protect them from lawn mowers.&nbsp; We will need to be vigilant about these trees and make sure we get recruit Tree Tenders for them ASAP.
<br><br>Best,<br><br>Diana<br><br>Diana M. Ames, Chair<br>Pittsburgh Shade Tree Commission<br>412.361.4838<br><br><br><br>