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MidPen Open Space tries dramatic tree-cutting strategy to save its oaks
By Lisa M. Krieger
lkrieger@mercurynews.com
Emergency surgery is under way deep in the forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains, where dozens of young healthy trees are getting cut down in a desperate attempt to prevent the spread of a deadly disease to majestic elders.
At stake is the survival of ancient oak trees — symbols of strength and endurance that were seedlings when Mexico still ruled our region — which are becoming sickened by a tiny pathogen dispersed by nearby bay trees. To save the oaks, the bays must go....
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