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A montage of toppled trees.

Report: About 40% of Buncombe Trees Were Damaged or Downed by Helene

Tropical Storm Helene damaged or destroyed as much as 40 percent of the trees in  Buncombe County, not counting the tree cover in Asheville, appraisers for the North Carolina Forest Service concluded in a new assessment of timberlands released Thursday.