Trees in Phoenix Park

Pinch Flat

Noticed a good number of trees felled in the park - I cycle in and out to the city along Chesterfield avenue. It's a shame to see them go - some were obviously storm damaged and others presumably diseased. Anyone shed any light?

ThisRegard

There was an issue with bleeding canker a couple of years ago, not sure if that's still a problem. I know they started a pretty big replanting scheme, including trees resistant to the likes of canker and dutch elm disease, maybe it's a continuation of that?

Pinch Flat

ThisRegard wrote: »

There was an issue with bleeding canker a couple of years ago, not sure if that's still a problem. I know they started a pretty big replanting scheme, including trees resistant to the likes of canker and dutch elm disease, maybe it's a continuation of that?

Yeah I'm no tree expert, but the stumps left some look rotted to me. A pity, as some really big ones taken down.

Chinasea

New York, LA , and many other US cities have implemented a "1 million trees" project.

Would dearly love to see even a fraction of this undertaken throughout Ireland. Our cities and towns are fairly baron. Apart from Kerry which does well.

I had sent on the link to Dublin city council. I await a response six months later.

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Pinch Flat wrote: »

Noticed a good number of trees felled in the park - I cycle in and out to the city along Chesterfield avenue. It's a shame to see them go - some were obviously storm damaged and others presumably diseased. Anyone shed any light?

I'm not being an ass, but have you ever stopped a ranger to ask?.

I've spoken to many of them over the years and they're a mine of information about the park, seriously try get talking to one of them ~ and get the right one and you're in for an education!.

Pinch Flat

Catherine Angry Beaker wrote: »

I'm not being an ass, but have you ever stopped a ranger to ask?.

I've spoken to many of them over the years and they're a mine of information about the park, seriously try get talking to one of them ~ and get the right one and you're in for an education!.

Yeah that's a fair point. There was one being shredded this evening just after the us ambassadors heading towards castleknock. I was on a mission to collect my son, but may take a mosey down when I have a bit of spare time.

wyndham

Chinasea wrote: »

New York, LA , and many other US cities have implemented a "1 million trees" project.

Would dearly love to see even a fraction of this undertaken throughout Ireland. Our cities and towns are fairly baron. Apart from Kerry which does well.

I had sent on the link to Dublin city council. I await a response six months later.

You mean this?

http://www.onemilliontreesinoneday.com/

Chinasea

wyndham wrote: »

You mean this?

http://www.onemilliontreesinoneday.com/

Thank you for this. I need to have a good read. Have signed up.

tampopo

donaghs

They've been ripping out Horse Chestnuts all over the park. Presumably because of Canker. But I noticed the two most recent trees on Chesterfield Avenue which were shredded were Beech.