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F, #481724, b. In the London Borough of Islington, "killer pears" were given the chop. I had seen this coming, and pleaded with Sheffield Council to issue an emergency preservation order, which they did not do.

If more people took reponsibilty for trees in their neighbourhood perhaps we can turn the tide. I also imagine the cost of moving the bench and replacing a whole tarmaced footpath is also far more than removing a tree, to utilise the example given.
DG, Cheltenham

Britain's tree heritage dates mainly from the Victorian era, a time when ladies preferred to remain pale and un-suntanned, hence leafy suburban avenues of lofty limes, plane, oak or chestnut with 80+-year life spans, in relatively wide grass verges.

This goes for builders, domestic properties, public parks etc. Urban Eden, a group fighting for the preservation of those elements (such as our boulevard trees), have been saying these things for years and fighting the engineer and council endlessly! why? Nothing can beat trees for civilising a city, and in my opinion they should have automatic protection (that is, they should only be removed if there is a really good reason for it).
Peter Humphreys, Swindon, UK

I battled this and lost against our councilman 3 yrs ago.

Other neighbours shared my concern for the disappearing trees, so we looked in vain for an organisation that might help us; but there was none. That and the trees they are replacing them with - ornamental cherry - are all diseased and are not able to survive the changing climate conditions, shame on them!
Alex, Cardiff

Here is a diary of a central Bristol Lime tree planted close to where I work: Planted 2004 - hot summer, no aftercare and almost died so I watered it every few days throughout dry periods that year and the next.

Thats gotta be worth alot!
Antony, Stamford

Nice to hear a lone voice speaking up for the trees. We used to have small pockets of urban forest trees, but they have been replaced by urban cemeteries or upmarket housing. See link for full details for this source. The benefits that urban trees bring are only just being formally recognised.

With regards to the root problems there are methods to curb the root growth without killing the tree, simply forcing the tree to reroute the roots biologically, without damaging the tree at all.