Lotusflower Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 We are not talking about 100 year-old trees in Sheffield. Any good tree manager will have a rolling replacement programme that is constantly removing 50 or 60 year-old trees with young standards. The fact that a city may have been negligent in not having an adequate rolling replacement programme does not change the fact that some of these old trees have to go. You are ploughing something of a lone furrow with these opinions. Academics at both universities, the Woodland Trust and other organisations all provided hard evidence to disprove your statement. There are many trees in Sheffield that are well over 100 years of age and they are healthy and will double their age if well looked after. I'm open to be proved wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusflower Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I made an edit to my post before your reply appeared ..... I totally agree. The next Tree Forum at the Town Hall is due to take place on the 2nd September. You should attend if it's possible and see for yourself. It's a public meeting so no invite is necessary. I believe it starts at 5pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon1 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 The next Tree Forum at the Town Hall is due to take place on the 2nd September. You should attend if it's possible and see for yourself. It's a public meeting so no invite is necessary. I believe it starts at 5pm. Hello old friend I commend you for remaining so calm and focussed, Swami When dealing with such a mountain of ignorance and stupidity Its making my head explode!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusflower Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Hello old friend I commend you for remaining so calm and focussed, Swami When dealing with such a mountain of ignorance and stupidity Its making my head explode!! Hi Solomon, calm calm floppy floppy! So much anger and frustration is not good for you. Look after yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon1 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Hi Solomon, calm calm floppy floppy! So much anger and frustration is not good for you. Look after yourself! Haha! I'll try (but please make all the stupid people go away and that would really help a LOT!! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikes10 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 If Ruslings Rd is a candidate for tree felling then Western Rd, Crookes must be a dead cert. Some of the trees and their roots occupy more than half the walkway, and when the walkway is a little over a metre wide, anyone with a toddler and a pram or a little old lady/gentleman have very real hazards to negotiate. Occasionally Amey come along and patch up with asphalt or concrete, so now there is a mix of tarmac, broken paving slabs and concrete, and quite frankly it looks a mess. It may have been OK fifty years ago but some trees need replacing. Street view link: https://goo.gl/z5LgcN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon1 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 It may have been OK fifty years ago but some trees need replacing *Sigh* You can deal with pavements Without felling valuable old trees dude Open your mind Have a look at what other councils are doing http://hounslowhighways.org/index.php?p=122 "The borough has a legacy of over 11,000 street trees and Hounslow Highways is committed to maximising their life expectancy within the urban environment. Our trees are actively growing and changing in this hard surfaced environment and Hounslow Highways will accommodate the tree and design the footpath accordingly" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hots on Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Freedom of information request it? Because SCC are a bunch of blithering idiots There is absolutely NO REASON for these trees to come down Other than our lame council are so behind the times That they have absolutely NO IDEA what their duty of care is To Sheffield's old trees ---------- Post added 16-08-2015 at 23:09 ---------- We cannot chop down all of Sheffield's old trees Just because your mother is blind Ghozer That's just ridiculous!! Surely you must see that? Is that even what she wants?! Is there a reason why you're breaking your sentences up into paragraph's like this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentb Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 You are ploughing something of a lone furrow with these opinions. Academics at both universities, the Woodland Trust and other organisations all provided hard evidence to disprove your statement. There are many trees in Sheffield that are well over 100 years of age and they are healthy and will double their age if well looked after. I'm open to be proved wrong. He's not a lone furrow; other people think the same thing. A couple of opinions I've remembered tree surgeon friends telling me (well before the recent controversy exploded): A hardwood tree typically grows for thirty years, stands for thirty years, and declines for thirty years Sheffield is full of trees that are so old they're decrepit Or to put it another way: trees don't last for ever. They do get older and less healthy, and do need removing in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusflower Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 He's not a lone furrow; other people think the same thing. A couple of opinions I've remembered tree surgeon friends telling me (well before the recent controversy exploded): A hardwood tree typically grows for thirty years, stands for thirty years, and declines for thirty years Sheffield is full of trees that are so old they're decrepit Or to put it another way: trees don't last for ever. They do get older and less healthy, and do need removing in the end. Re my bold. Read this link and have the grace to understand why I cannot take what you and your "tree surgeon" friends have to say on this issue. I've done my utmost to be as polite as I can in responding this far but be aware that I'm getting fed up of contributors who don't seem to know the difference between opinion and fact. http://www.britishhardwood.co.uk/tree-life-expectancy/67/ I do agree 100% with your last paragraph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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