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Meanwhile, in Portland, a special 100-year-old pin oak, known as the Candelabra Tree and familiar to thousands of drivers who pass it in Deering Oaks Park each day, is recovering after the caterpillars ate a number of its buds earlier in the spring. We did a web count in January, and we were really surprised at the numbers, said Jeff Tarling, Portland s arborist. While at least one third of the tree was missing leaves at the beginning of spring, it has since almost fully recovered, despite dry conditions that inhibited a fungus that curtails the moths from growing. It s probably 80-90% back, you can see the crown s pretty thin, Tarling said in an interview below the tree with NECN and NBC10 Boston Friday. ....
Portland's prized Candelabra Tree under assault by browntail moth caterpillars pressherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Browntail moth caterpillar infestation ravages Portland's "Candelabra Tree" wgan.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wgan.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
increase font size Maine’s tallest building OK’d for downtown Portland The 266-unit, 18 story, 180,000-square-foot building will go up on the site of a small plaza behind the U.S. Post Office at the corner of Federal and Temple streets. Share The Planning Board last week approved a project that would add an 18-story, largely residential high-rise to the corner of Temple and Federal streets. Contributed / Redfern Properties Right now it is a small brick plaza at the Federal Street entrance to the United States Postal Services office on Congress Street, but soon it be home to the state’s tallest building. ....