Crews to Hack Holiday Road Eucalyptus Trees Wednesday

In less than a week, the blue gum eucalyptus trees that have swayed above Holiday Road will be gone.

Crews will begin cutting down the 18 trees located in the 2200 block of Holiday Road on Wednesday at 7 a.m. City spokeswoman Tara Finnigan said the work will last about three days.

Last week the Newport Beach City Council unanimously the trees, after hearing the results of an inspection that deemed the trees to be a threat to public safety.

Other tree removals

Crews started cutting down eucalyptus trees in Newport Beach after was killed when a eucalyptus fell onto her car in September as she drove along a Costa Mesa street. The city quickly removed more than 100 eucalyptus trees from the Irvine Avenue median between Westcliff/17th Street and Dover Drive. Since then, arborists inspected another 250 trees citywide. In Corona del Mar in October, along Fourth Avenue.