We amicably agreed with our nice neighbour that we were very easy with her gardener lopping anything of our encroaching Mulberry which intruded into her garden. It is her right to do so and we thought it very polite of her to even mention it.
Anyone who doesn’t like the overhang from a neighbour’s tree can cut it down.
We have a self seeded Sycamore sixty feet from our back door and nearer our neighbours’ gardens than ours. We love it but they can lop the overhang if they so wish. In the recent rain drought the shade created by mature trees has saved the grass they shade from burning to a crisp like the fully exposed lawn.
However, the loss of the beloved Elms, the devastation of Ash dieback, the diseased Horse Chestnuts and now, the advance of the Oak Processionary Moth, puts the destruction of large and beautiful trees into context. Our trees are our glory and are generally revered. Look at the national outcry after the ‘Sycamore Gap’ debacle. And the scandal of Sheffield Council felling hundreds of mature urban trees causing mass protests. TPO’s also tell us that people care enough about their rural and urban landscapes to want to preserve the natural landmarks that distinguish the street scene.
When you look at a picture of urban deprivation one of the first things to be noticed is the lack of trees,
Yes, it is a bother to be sweeping up seeds and leaves but in the grand scheme of things there are worse hardships.
