Michael says, ‘These willows outside Waitrose had branches overhanging the footpath but isn’t this taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut?’
Pollarding willows in the summer is not as common as in the winter when they are dormant.
Michael says, ‘These willows outside Waitrose had branches overhanging the footpath but isn’t this taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut?’
Pollarding willows in the summer is not as common as in the winter when they are dormant.
The plane trees along St Helen’s Wharf have their branches pruned back to almost nothing every few years, but they don’t seem to mind and slowly grow back. From time to time, their roots crack and lift the asphalt pavement until the council notices and marks the offending roots
and gets them pruned and covered with fresh tarmac. But they will be back.
Earlier in the year I did a report of the tree planting by the River Thames on the opposite bank to the Swift Ditch weir. Daniel has an excellent drone video of the trees, tree removal and replanting. The following are some of his pictures and all rights belong to Daniel.
Trees.
Cut Trees
Replanted Trees
More replanted trees.
Strong winds on October 31st have blown down leaves. Today, November 1st, all was calm and sunny.
The water of the River Thames looks blue from this angle.
The works at St Helen’s Wharf have all been completed and the benches are back. The ‘Happy to Chat’ bench has moved down a tree. The ‘Happy to Chat’ bench is not just an Abingdon thing. Such benches are used in many places and are intended to combat loneliness and isolation.