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Trees being lopped (?) in Dalling Road

Any idea why this is happening again?  They were not done that long ago and have just grown back to look like trees and yet they have been chopped back to stumps.  Also surely now is the time the birds will start nesting.

Carol Burge ● 6781d5 Comments

Hopefully as the leaves come out they will look less skeleton like.  The birds are very welcome to the trees in our back garden ... I will put out a To Let sign.

Caroline MacMillan ● 6777d

Caroline, nice to know there are other people who are wildlife lovers

Carol Burge ● 6777d

I can't specifically say why the trees in Dalling Road are being pruned but I shall forward this to the Council for a response.You may also have noticed that two completely new trees have been planted in Dalling Road. These have been kindly sponsored by a Dalling Road resident in a scheme organised by the Brackenbury Residents Association in conjunction with the Council. Altogether, 16 new new trees have been planted in Brackenbury over the last few weeks. This is in addition to the trees which the Council has replaced as part of its normal programme.The new trees have been sponsored by local residents or businesses (thank you Stenton butchers and Shoots and Leaves), funded by the Brackenbury Residents Association or 'earned' by residents watering new trees last summer (4 trees watered = I new tree from the Council).If you live in the Brackenbury area (bounded by Goldhawk Rd, Paddenswick/Dalling Rds, Glenthorne Rd and the Hammersmith & City tube line) - and you have not yet joined your residents association - then do please consider emailing rosemarypettit@onetel.com for membership details.We are continuing the tree-planting programme and are keen to hear from anyone who would like to sponsor a tree (£175 a tree)or help with watering this summer.

Rosemary Pettit ● 6773d

What a lovely idea, sponsoring a tree or earning one by watering.  Unfortunately I live in Flora Gardens so would not benefit from doing either.

Carol Burge ● 6769d

More trees for Flora Gardens? Also a lovely idea...This has come in from the Council's tree officer:'The plane trees in residential streets are usually pruned every 3 years to control their size and growth.  Dalling Road is slightly different because those trees in close proximity to houses are pruned on the 3-year cycle but the others, further from houses, are pruned less frequently. We try to prune the planes during the winter months, i.e., from end October until the end of March. Dalling Road was the last street to be pruned this winter.'Hope this helps.

Rosemary Pettit ● 6769d