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Misc
- pins in trees: have standard letter to send to advertisers about damage it does, & distribute 'ouch' (or sim) stickers
- get fruit & nut trees in streets & parks - it seems walthamstow has successfully planted lots of apples as street trees yes but what about people complaining about slippping on the fruit
- in dryer weather need to encourage people to water their street trees.
- notes on climate change, eg tree of heaven
Projects for the tree wardens
- when you do your caring for trees, sometimes clearing all the vegetation from the base encourages dogs to use it as a toilet and all the earth gets spread all over the pavement / TTFH to undertake?
- TPO list
- Alex (Haringey's tree officer) has mentioned that we might update the TPO list (Gemma)
- This one is coming! (Bob)
Outings?
where to start?!!
- The Hackney Community Tree Nursery is well worth a visit
- Thomas Pakenham mentions the weeping willow in Hyde Park in his 'Meetings with Remarkable Trees'. He also lists a few in Kew Gardens, but it's not cheap...
- Enfield borough full of ancient park and woodland areas, Whitewebbs wood for starters.. erstwhile massive hunting area (Enfield Chase) and Forty Hall park's ancient cedar tree.
queries?
- Salt on roads Is anyone else concerned about whether all this salt the councils are chucking about might damage street trees? (Gemma)
- It can be a problem where snow lies for longer, salt is added, then the snow and salt is shovelled off roads and pavements and into heaps that are all too often up against trees. Then, as the snow melts, of course, it's washed into the ground right in the middle of the tree's root zone. I haven't seen this happening in London, if only because we haven't had a lot of snow in recent winters, but it's worth keeping the issue in mind in case we do, in which case, a reminder to the Council not to pile round trees, and an item to local papers saying the same to residents could really make a difference.
There is probably a more serious problem for streams like the Moselle in Haringey, and for the River Lee, because the mass of salty water which runs into them from surface water drains could have a big effect. As far as I know, the Moselle has very limited life in it, probably reflecting poor water quality and scouring from high flow rates after storms. Most of its water will be from surface drains. The River Lee has a very much higher inflow of better quality water, but even with that large dilution from non-salty sources, there must be some effect of road salt on the Lee. It's a bit off-topic, but if anyone has information on this, I'd be interested to hear (email: committee (AT) ttfh.org.uk) (Bob).
- It can be a problem where snow lies for longer, salt is added, then the snow and salt is shovelled off roads and pavements and into heaps that are all too often up against trees. Then, as the snow melts, of course, it's washed into the ground right in the middle of the tree's root zone. I haven't seen this happening in London, if only because we haven't had a lot of snow in recent winters, but it's worth keeping the issue in mind in case we do, in which case, a reminder to the Council not to pile round trees, and an item to local papers saying the same to residents could really make a difference.