I thought Jeremy's article was very interesting - surely the skill in our
job is not just knowing when to fight for a tree to be retained but when not
to. I have retained average specimens in developments to see the site
completed and feeling like I wasted an opportunity to get something really
good put in.
When a site is developed the whole character/ situation is changed. Why not
accept that sometimes you should be thinking lets get some really good new
planting that will be in keeping with the new development - that's called
planning I guess. In MHO Local Planning Authority's need to spend more time
enforcing and monitoring planting conditions to ensure good quality stock
(and technique) is planted. The paperwork is often good but the enforcement
usually weak. Its one area where LA's don't come up to scratch (hence the
recent note in the AA newsletter about a review of this) and yes I have been
guilty of this myself.
As for phallic trees - there should be less emphasis on planting in front
gardens and more emphasis in larger planting areas. In most new
developments front gardens end up as parking, felling the tree, or the tree
dominates the front of the house (back to even small trees can get pretty
big including Pyrus chanticleer). Some Local Planning Authority's are doing
away with front gardens and using the space in an aggregated fashion to
provide communal areas. It's one of the techniques to get higher density
AND has a tree benefit. Unfortunately some LA's are afraid of moving away
from the standard layout.
Dom
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