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Editor's Note: With mature trees threatened, the answer isn’t more palms

Posted by The Coastal Star on March 4, 2026 at 12:59

Delray Beach: Tree canopy to get better protection

Posted by Chris Felker on December 30, 2015 at 11:00

By Jane Smith

    The city strengthened the future of its tree canopy in December by toughening an ordinance protecting shade trees.
   The first change was renaming the ordinance, last revised in 2008 and formerly called the Tree Ordinance. It

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