How did our trees fare during Hurricane Matthew? Save your input/ideas for the Tree Board.

It will be a lively Tree Board meeting this Thursday (meeting details below). The gumbo limbo in the Cultural Plaza fell over because of Hurricane Matthew. One of the few trees to topple in our little tiny City.

Other trees were considered for that location and those decisions will have to be re-visited. If you recall it was a tortuous, painful process choosing a tree to replace the rotting decades-old ficus that needed to be removed for public safety reasons. It took about 6 months for the board to make a decision and at one point the City Commission nearly stepped in to take control and get it over with.

The Tree Board always meets on the second Thursday of the month at 5:30. Meetings are held in the City Hall Conference Room. Here is the agenda and the gumbo limbo situation will definitely be an item added to the agenda.

Let's take a stroll back in time. . . the gumbo limbo transplanting on April 16th, 2015 at the Downtown Cultural Plaza. Here are a few of those in attendance:

From left to right: Richard Stowe, Chair of the Lake Worth Tree Board, Marta Edwards from SmartyPlants, Dave McGrew, the City's horticulturist, and resident Ted Brownstein.

Here are more pictures of the action that day last year.