Developers plan to destroy this large, old magnolia, which was likely planted by George W. Pack at the site of his mansion.
Merrimon magnolia under the aegis of the Moon.
Charlotte developer group Merrifield Patrick Vermillion plans to destroy this century-old evergreen companion tree of the twin magnolias Coven Oldenwilde and supporters saved in front of Asheville City Hall in 2008, and plant “small” (spindly) trees instead when it builds a new Harris Teeter grocery store on Merrimon Avenue. The store is to be built on the former site of Asheville benefactor George W. Pack’s mansion “Manyoaks.” This mature, healthy tree appears to be old enough to have been planted by Pack, who also once owned the land where the City Hall magnolias stand.
Please act now to help save the Merrimon Magnolia!
Complain to the company directly:
- E-mail via: http://www.merrifieldpartners.com/contact-us/
- Tel: 704-248-2100 or Fax: 704-248-2101
- Snail-mail: Merrifield Patrick Vermillion, LLC
521 E. Morehead Street, Suite 400
Charlotte, NC 28202
Read and add your comments to these local residents’ calls to action in the Mountain Xpress:
- “Save the Merrimon Magnolia”, by Dennie Hill (http://www.mountainx.com/opinion/2011/020911call-me-a-tree-hugger-but-save-the-merrimon-magnolia)
- “Another plea for the Merrimon magnolia”, by Reavis Eubanks Jr. (http://www.mountainx.com/opinion/2011/021611another-plea-for-the-merrimon-magnolia)
Please act today — for according to its website’s About Us section, the “strong financial relationships this “ethical” “corporate commercial real estate firm” has “enable [it] to move quickly to execute [its] vision.”
— Lady Passion, Magnolia tree defender