Grand old Humberston tree saved from deadly appointment with tree surgeon's chainsaw

 

Reprieved !  Humberston's long-lived Monterey Cypress is a native of California

A MONTEREY  Cypress tree that may have been planted to mark the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953 has been spared the chop. 

An application had been made for a tree preservation order to be lifted, thereby preparing the way for the tree on Queen Elizabeth Road to be felled.

The applicant claimed that other street residents had complained of faeces from birds that sometimes perch on the branches.

He further claimed that the trees roots posed a threat to the property in the front garden of which the tree grows.

But North East Lincolnshire Council's trees and woodlands officer was unpersuaded by the arguments and has refused to lift the preservation order.

In his report, he states: "The Monterey cypress tree is a healthy specimen and  of amenity value due to its location adjacent to the adopted highway of Queen Elizabeth Roadd being close to the junction with Church Avenue, Humberston. 

"Queen Elizabeth Road is an arterial route that serves dwellings on the surrounding streets.

"Felling of this tree would be  an extreme solution at the present time as previous canopy reduction works have established that other forms of tree management are viable to alleviate many if not all of the arguments  for felling."

The applicant has the right of appeal to an independent inspector.