By and large the inquiry condemns the way Sheffield City Council handled the situation. Here's a couple of quotes from his conclusions -
".... But the approach to street trees was flawed. The provision to remove and replace 17,500 trees,
about half the total in the city, was misjudged. It largely ignored the value of street trees. It failed
to anticipate the views of significant numbers of people across Sheffield ...."
".... Developing and then adopting a flawed plan was a failure of strategic leadership. Responsibility for
that rests primarily with senior Council officers and senior politicians in the administrations of the
governing groups between 2008 and 2012 ...."
Those 7000+ mature trees can never be replaced but heads could certainly roll. Will they I wonder?
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
@LunarSea, I had seen it. A pretty shameful episode for our Council.
Back on topic, my crab apple, blueberry bushes and clematis Avalanche we're just starting to bud up nicely when this snow and cold snap hit. Nothing looks too spritely this morning. Are they likely to recover or are the flowers/fruits done for this year?
I went out at 6am this morning because my two year old amelanchier was bent over and had branches touching the ground. Shook it off and it's perked right up through the day. A similar aged crab apple fared similarly, albeit it didn't start off as bad.
On a walk today, I was surprised at just how many trees had come down.
Annoyingly, the horrendously diseased and dangerously overhanging plum on our verge survived intact, despite being bent double with its branches touching the ground and the tree at about a 30 degree angle. You'd never have known I lived in a city where the council were besides themselves with joy at the prospect of cutting down street trees...
I drove down Ridgeway Rd from Manor Top to Hollinsend today, almost every tree in the grass verges had branches down.
The good news in my neighbour who's tree branches came down in my garden is arranging for them both to be felled. It's the right decision as they have grown too tall for the positions they are in, a case of wrong tree in the wrong place. Maybe more suitable trees could replace them as I do like to see trees when in my garden.
I am sorry it is such a bleak picture in your garden and all around, @LeadFarmer . So much snow in a short period. I hope your Amelanchier makes it - particularly upsetting as it is so attractive to pollinators and wildlife in early spring. I am hoping your garden for pollinators goes really well, despite this temporary setback and am hoping to learn a bit too. Wishing you better conditions a.s.a.p.
Sorry to witness the demise of the forum. 😥😥😥😡😡😡I am Spartacus
I am sorry it is such a bleak picture in your garden and all around, @LeadFarmer . So much snow in a short period. I hope your Amelanchier makes it - particularly upsetting as it is so attractive to pollinators and wildlife in early spring. I am hoping your garden for pollinators goes really well, despite this temporary setback and am hoping to learn a bit too. Wishing you better conditions a.s.a.p.
Thank you. I've cut the broken branch off the Amelanchier and will leave it alone and see how it grows. Anyone know if chopping the main trunk would allow it to grow at a multistem, or kill it?
That's insane! We had a heavy, wet snow early on in the season that broke limbs and toppled trees. People were without power for days because of snapped power lines, but I've never seen them hang under the weight of the snow like that. I'm sorry for everyone who is dealing with this right now.
New England, USA
Metacomet soil with hints of Woodbridge and Pillsbury
I think they're telegraph poles and phone wires rather than power lines, but I've not seen them do that before. My parents are in Sheffield - I told them yesterday to stay in until the snow has melted. Fortunately they keep a good supply of groceries in and no medical appointments this week.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Posts
You've maybe seen the outcome of the Sheffield Street Trees Inquiry chaired by Sir Mike Lowcock KCB.
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-03/sheffield_street_trees_inquiry_report.pdf
By and large the inquiry condemns the way Sheffield City Council handled the situation. Here's a couple of quotes from his conclusions -
".... But the approach to street trees was flawed. The provision to remove and replace 17,500 trees, about half the total in the city, was misjudged. It largely ignored the value of street trees. It failed to anticipate the views of significant numbers of people across Sheffield ...."
".... Developing and then adopting a flawed plan was a failure of strategic leadership. Responsibility for that rests primarily with senior Council officers and senior politicians in the administrations of the governing groups between 2008 and 2012 ...."
Those 7000+ mature trees can never be replaced but heads could certainly roll. Will they I wonder?
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Back on topic, my crab apple, blueberry bushes and clematis Avalanche we're just starting to bud up nicely when this snow and cold snap hit. Nothing looks too spritely this morning. Are they likely to recover or are the flowers/fruits done for this year?
The good news in my neighbour who's tree branches came down in my garden is arranging for them both to be felled. It's the right decision as they have grown too tall for the positions they are in, a case of wrong tree in the wrong place. Maybe more suitable trees could replace them as I do like to see trees when in my garden.
As Perki says, I wouldn't be in a hurry to take out your amelanchier, it may well regenerate if you're lucky.
And in Sharrow area..
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful