Yank here! What an unmitigated delight to discover your site! Western Oregon where I live is home to many fine historic trees and one of our neighborhood trees, a seventy foot white oak I think was subject to being cut down to make room for some new row homes. Our neighborhood association staged a weeks-long protest and actually won! It was a battle though- at one point the developers sent two guys with chainsaws to girdle the tree at night, but we had people camping out on the lot who stopped that! Now it's been over twenty years and the "Good Old Tree" is still standing!
I was so pleased to read this! I am a Westminster resident and I thought the Palm tree had just been chopped down - I didn't realise it had been given a new home. I will pass on the good news to my friends about this and your tour of the Churchill Gardens which looks great. Thank you!
This is nice to see. With climate change, it may well be these outlying trees that save populations (a bit of a twist on saving biodiversity!). In S Europe, these gorgeous trees are being ravaged by various palm weevils. No effective treatment I know of except the most toxic of pesticides.
Yank here! What an unmitigated delight to discover your site! Western Oregon where I live is home to many fine historic trees and one of our neighborhood trees, a seventy foot white oak I think was subject to being cut down to make room for some new row homes. Our neighborhood association staged a weeks-long protest and actually won! It was a battle though- at one point the developers sent two guys with chainsaws to girdle the tree at night, but we had people camping out on the lot who stopped that! Now it's been over twenty years and the "Good Old Tree" is still standing!
Good for you and your neighbours. It’s always heartening to hear of a historic tree surviving. Gives you faith in humanity!
I was so pleased to read this! I am a Westminster resident and I thought the Palm tree had just been chopped down - I didn't realise it had been given a new home. I will pass on the good news to my friends about this and your tour of the Churchill Gardens which looks great. Thank you!
So nice to know it hasn’t just been chopped!
Let’s hope it thrives in its retirement!
It’s certainly a lucky tree, and in great company in Churchill Gardens where there are all manner of fascinating trees to see.
This is nice to see. With climate change, it may well be these outlying trees that save populations (a bit of a twist on saving biodiversity!). In S Europe, these gorgeous trees are being ravaged by various palm weevils. No effective treatment I know of except the most toxic of pesticides.