Willow Tree Tragedy

[john87]

Terrible thing to have happened.. No good trying to blame it on admin arrors though..

 

Cannot help but think that, given the fact that bits fall off willow trees all the time, what was one even doing near a primary school play ground??

 

Secondly, i cannot help but think that half the blame for this should be laid at the door of he tree hugging idiots that think a tree comes above all else.. As soon as the first person saw the state of the thing they should straight away have arranged to have it felled.

 

Where was all the common sense?? Never mind their admin systems, you would think that anyone with a brain, would, upon seeing the tree, have gone and spoke with the headmaster and told him of their concerns..

 

Can tell you what will happen now... Up and down the country the local authorities will be felling any willow tree that is anywhere near a school, if not all of them in public places..

 

john..

It will be a bit like the council sponsored vandalising of graveyards that we all have seen..

[JSN]

1 hour ago, john87 said:

Secondly, i cannot help but think that half the blame for this should be laid at the door of he tree hugging idiots that think a tree comes above all else

As I’ve said before, I don’t mind a plucky amateur chipping in, but you are completely wrong here, that’s not how tree management works.   Did you even read the articles?

[john87]

2 hours ago, JSN said:

As I’ve said before, I don’t mind a plucky amateur chipping in, but you are completely wrong here, that’s not how tree management works.   Did you even read the articles?

Ok, so  you find a large willow complete with fungus growing out of it over a primary school yard. What makes you think you would be justified in not removing it..

 

john..

[danthemanwhocan]

On 18/01/2023 at 23:41, john87 said:

Ok, so  you find a large willow complete with fungus growing out of it over a primary school yard. What makes you think you would be justified in not removing it..

 

john..

Depends on the fungus, condition of the tree, value of tree and what other options are available such as pruning.

Very sad case and sorry to hear about it