My thanks to a loyal reader who alerted me to the demise of a beloved 50 year old cherry tree in Flixton (Greater Manchester).
For why?
Nanny's local authority inspectors had deemed that it had 'outgrown' its location and was an 'unsuitable species for the highway'.
Fearing health and safety issues, if the tree fell over because of its fungal infection, Trafford council chopped the tree down (without giving the residents any notice) at a cost of £1,500.
Trafford Council is unmoved by the complaints and is currently undertaking a major felling programme of mature trees located on main roads, and has identified 1,500 trees that could be removed from 80 roads.
Lisa Higginbottom from the council is quoted by the Mail:
"The reason for the works to the cherry tree were that after inspection there was evidence of a number of root decay fungi brackets at its base. 'The fungi in the tree would have rotted the roots leaving it unstable and eventually falling over without any warning, this risk is greater when it is in full leaf as the tree has a larger sail. 'Therefore the tree was felled on safety grounds.'"The tree was replaced with an unsightly bollard!
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I suspect Nanny hated it because so many local people enjoyed seeing it in full bloom....Can't have people distracted from their work or we won't be able to satisfy Nanny's never ending appetite for tax revenues to waste on pointless things, like cutting down lovely trees.
ReplyDeleteI suspect Nanny also thought if it brought joy to elderly people, they may live longer and thus, in Nanny's eyes, be a burden or liability for longer. Well Nanny, I've got news for you; having worked all my life and handed over a fortune to you as you've taxed me and taxed me again, I'm living as long as I can just to bloody spite you, no matter how hard you try to make life not worth living for older people, I will still be here on the liability side of your ledger.