As most of us know, the recommended tree variety for the parking strips along Washington Boulevard has not been ideal, and a number of lot owners have been asked to hold off tree planting until a new variety could be selected.  So, as a by-product of our 2025 Annual Meeting and the February 2025 Board meeting our Board has developed revised policy/guidelines for owners to follow when updating and maintaining trees and/or groundcover in the parking strip along Washington Blvd. Urban Forestry Services provided (April 2024) analysis and recommendations to improve growth and health of new tree plantings, and the newly approved street tree for Sunset Cove is the Rising Fire American Hornbeam (Carpinas caroliniana ‘Uxbridge’).  

A copy of the new Guidelines is posted on the website documents page, or click here to see it now.