Hartoft Road tree trimming

John Fareham and John Abbott discovered the reasons behind the cutting down of trees on Hartoft Road.

We received complaints from local residents about the trees being removed and instituted enquiries with the officers as to what was going on.  They informed us that the trees had been planted between 60 and 70 year ago and as a result were becoming elderly in tree terms and potentially hazardous. In the light of the fact that fresh trees had already been planted it was therefore decided to chop them down rather than have them fall down and possibly injure somebody.  We understand the concerns of local residents as regards what this will do in the short term to the residential and visual amenity of the area but we hope this explanation will show that we are not concerned here with wanton vandalism by the corporate centre but rather with responsible long term tree management planned by those who know what they are doing.