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Mar 7, 2009 11:07 am US/Eastern

250 Healthy Trees Destroyed In Worcester

WORCESTER (AP) ― Worcester crews admit in their haste to destroy beetle-infested trees, they cut down hundreds of healthy ones.

Crews admit they cut down at least 250 trees that were not infested with the Asian longhorned beetle.

Twenty-one of those trees were on private property.

The government has ordered the destruction of any infested trees to try to prevent the further spread of the destructive beetle.

Some neighborhoods were drastically altered after the trees were removed. (See images to the right)

 Read: Beetle Battle Leaves Parts Of Worcester 'Naked'

The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported Saturday that the tree-cutting project has been halted while officials check to make sure homeowners that agreed to have their trees cut down understand their options.

Specifically the "blue-spotted" tree is at high-risk of becoming infected, but homeowners have the option of keeping their trees.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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