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| A large branch fell onto a stream of cars waiting at traffic lights just two weeks ago. In 2005 a number of disease-affected trees were discovered and removed. Following investigations, a significant proportion of the trees were found to be infected with three different fungi. In 2006, a Tree Management Plan recommended the removal of about 230 diseased trees, to be progressively replaced over time. The trees removed in 2005 were large figs between the Archibald Fountain and St Mary's Cathedral. In August 2013, a large Hills Fig was removed from the corner of Park and College Street, when it was found to have levels of decay greater than 70%. It was about 80 years old. |
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8 comments:
"Tree failure," and interesting way of saying it.
It's sad to lose those old trees in lovely Hyde Park.
We hold trees in very high regard and mourn when they are lost to disease and age. The sign, however, is a bit amusing: Failure? are there tree successes, too?
Those old trees were gorgeous.
Well here they just close the parks which they obviously wouldn't be possible in this case... So beautiful!
Yes, I saw the new portal yesterday!
It is an unusual way to express the tree problems Julie :) bit sad when a tree makes it to the ripe old age of 80 and then catches a disease. Unnervingly human like!
We're facing the same problem with many Ficus Benjamina. Yesterday I saw a group of men from the Parks and Gardens Department sawing large ones at the Bon Voyage Church gardens. And there are many others being treated for more than one years in a tentative to be saved.
Tree failure. A curious turn of phrases.
I feel sorry for the city authorities. Being the unfortunate owners of a huge tree that has taken to dropping enormous branches in the summer I am very aware of such problems.
Fortunately ours is down the back yard so less risky than a public park.
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