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Grove Park Closed for Sick Trees | Dover News
Grove Park is temporarily closed as city crews remove five infected red oaks suffering from bacterial leaf scorch—a deadly, incurable disease spread by bugs. With no cure and a 3-8 year timeline to death, officials are cutting them down to protect nearby trees like maples and sycamores. The closure forced cancellation of the local market due to safety concerns, sparking community talks about replanting with new trees to honor the lost giants. The park will reopen once the removals are complete and treatments on healthy trees are underway—efforts underway to restore normalcy as quickly as…
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