by Robert Williams
Arising from the tree survey last year, the following tree work is proposed. On the top green the large, mature Robinia is infected with the Ganoderma bracket fungus, so there is a risk of the loss of further branches in the future. Therefore, this and the small sickly hawthorn will be felled, the stumps ground out, and replaced with new robinias nearby to maintain the original planting scheme. On the bottom green, the dead limbs of the birch in the south west corner will be removed, together with the small Cupressus. Two of the small diseased cherries on the southern verge will be removed and replaced, and the dead wood removed from some of the older cherries. The small dead cherry at the top of Ethelburt Avenue will also be replaced and the dead ivy from the Lawson cypress on the bend removed.