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Wilmington is planting more than 600 trees, focusing on downtown and older neighborhoods.

The city's tree canopy has decreased due to development, storms, and aging trees.

A local advocacy group has released a new guide to help protect the region's mature trees.

Whether Wilmington has enough of a green thumb has become a hot political topic in recent years, especially as the city continues to grow and add more residents and apartment complexes − often at the expense of its urban trees.

The removal of mature, but unhealthy oak trees along Market Street's green corridor last year didn't help butress the city's reputation either, especially when some of the replacement saplings themselves had to be removed just a few weeks after being planted due to them being the wro

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