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Hundreds of trees chopped up at Kissena Park

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Chung Cho (r.) fills a bag held by worker who identified himself as Enriquez. Photo by Christina Santucci
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Pieces of mulch fly into the machine. Photo by Christina Santucci
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George Lawrence of Whitestone brings in his tree. Photo by Christina Santucci
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A worker who identified himself as Robinson feeds a tree into the chipper. Photo by Christina Santucci
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A tree goes through the chipper. Photo by Christina Santucci
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Chung Cho hauls one of more than 60 trees chipped in a few minutes at Kissena Park. Photo by Christina Santucci
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Marie Biramontes (r.) looks over mulch packed into her trunk by Enriguez. Photo by Christina Santucci
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Enriquez feeds trees into the chipper. Photo by Christina Santucci

Hundreds of trees were chopped and turned into mulch at Kissena Park during MulchFest, an annual event organized by the Parks Department.

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