Do we own our trees

[ukminch]

I think that this is a classic example of where the TPO is working effectively. A nice specimen tree addidng value to it's surroundings. Most trees of this nature do have TPO's on in my experience but I had a couple of oaks on a site nr reading that didn't.

 

Maybe a way of suggesting a tree could be suitable for a tpo form would be a good idea. But on the whole more legislation needs to be considered as it can easily become a nightmare.

 

R

[josharb87]

How about automatic TPOs on any tree over, say, 1m DBH (excluding pops and willows perhaps) and within 100m of a building (woodland/rural trees should not be covered in general as FC deals with this). You could do it by age but most people have no clue about the age of a tree so the DBH would be better for a rule-of-thumb I think.

 

dbh wouldnt really work-a yew, mullberry, oak even would take hundreds of years to acheive 1m dbh, where as a chestnut, syc, pine, lime ect under/around 100?

[nepia]

How about automatic TPOs on any tree over, say, 1m DBH (excluding pops and willows perhaps) and within 100m of a building (woodland/rural trees should not be covered in general as FC deals with this). You could do it by age but most people have no clue about the age of a tree so the DBH would be better for a rule-of-thumb I think.

 

The intention would be good but the effect would be to preserve the old specimens and allow the young (i.e. replacement) trees to be felled willy nilly.

I remember seeing this in action in Andalucia: there is a species of pine (no idea of the name) that has no specimens younger than 80-odd years because as soon as a seed dares germinate the bloody goats eat it. The goatherds even pull down the fences protecting individual trees! There is protection in place but enforcement is impossible.