A pair of specimen trees will come down with the building of a new warehouse near the corner of Lakeside Pkwy and Enterprise Drive after Flower Mound Town Council voted 4-1 on Monday to approve the removal.

Specimen trees are singled out for their beauty, rarity or unique form. They often perform well as landscaping as they draw attention and stand out.

Flower Mound’s Environmental Conservation Commission had approved the removal of four specimen trees by a vote of 4-1. When it first came to Town Council in April, it was unanimously voted to be tabled so the developer could work to save as many as possible.

At the June meeting on Monday, the developer came back with a plan to save one specimen tree, but said it wouldn’t be feasible to save any more than that.

Cameron Ehn of Claymoore E

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