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SATURDAY
JULY 9, 2011
As i walk the streets of Bay St. Louis, in addition to driving around the county.
I am always amazed at the majesty of our native live oak trees.
Something else I think of is whether they arc registered with the state through the Society Des Arbres.
Over the years, some of our local majestic live oaks have been registered, but records indicate there only a very few.
7'his is something that Shawn Prychitko of
the Bay-Wavekmd Garden C!uH wants to sec recutied.
As a member of the Bay-Waveland Garden Club, Shaun has taken the task of registering live oak trees that measure 9-I/2 feet in circumference (36 inches in diameter), 4-1/2 ft. above the ground, which is representative of one hundred years of age.
The Bay-Wavcland Garden Club docs not
charge for their ’ground work’, for the issuance
of a certificate bv the Society Des Arbres. There
is a S10 fee for one tree and a group of up to five
trees is $ 12. This is only for live oak trees in the
county. Of course, donations arc accepted.
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Shaun savs the oldest registered treo in tin* I