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Tree Board Regular Meeting

Town of Hillsborough · Tree Board
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 9:00 am

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What's on this agenda

Hillsborough's Tree Board planned to discuss crape myrtle bark scale, its 2025 planting list, Arbor Day plans, and elect a new chair and vice chair.

The rest of the agenda covered routine updates on the town's invasive species removal team, its prohibited and recommended plant list, and the Garden Club.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The board approved a 2025 planting list adding swamp milkweed to Cates Creek Park, sedges and ferns to the Riverwalk, and elms, alder, ironwood and spicebush to riparian zones, along with up to $1,000 for community center plantings and a native maple for Arbor Day. It set Arbor Day for November 9 at the community center and elected Tim as chair and Tom as vice chair, both unanimously. The board tabled discussion of crape myrtle bark scale until February or March, and directed staff to replace or supplement plant material at Turnip Patch Park with native plants. The meeting adjourned at 11:55 a.m.

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Agenda items (6)

Discussion item · 4Minutes approval · 1Appointment · 1
  1. 3 Minutes review and approval
    Minutes approval
    Approval of the September 17, 2025 minutes, amended to add approval of up to $1,000 for plants in riparian zones.
  2. 4A Discuss Crape Myrtle bark scale
    Discussion item Parks and recreation
    No action taken; the board will revisit the pest issue in February or March.
  3. 4B Discuss 2025 plantings
    Discussion item Public facilities
    Approved adding swamp milkweed, sedges, ferns and several native tree and shrub species to Cates Creek Park, the Riverwalk and riparian zones, plus up to $1,000 for community center plantings and a native maple for Arbor Day.
  4. 4C Discuss plans for Arbor Day
    Discussion item Parks and recreationPublic facilities
    Arbor Day set for November 9, 2025, at 9 a.m. at the community center.
  5. 4D Annual elections Chair and Vice Chair
    Appointment Appointments and personnelElections and districts
    Election of the board's chair and vice chair for the coming year.
    Tim elected chair, Tom elected vice chair, both unanimous
  6. 5D Staff update
    Discussion item
    Board directed staff to replace or supplement plant material at Turnip Patch Park with native plants.

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