Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Tree management by Haringey Council
In July this year I noticed that a large plane tree standing on the east side of Green Lanes by Duckett's common (google maps 51°35'17.0"N 0°06'05.2"W) had a suspicious looking fungus growing on the bole. I reported this on 22nd July having recently read of a tree in Southend on Sea that had collapsed without warning and with fatal results. The online response was "Thank you for your report. We will aim to assess your report within two working days and decide how urgently it needs to be dealt with." In fact I have heard nothing further, but passing the spot last week, I saw that the tree has been cut down to the ground and the main boughs and trunk were lying right there. Presumably, a tree expert considered the tree too much of a risk. It had shed a few dead branches and perhaps its proximity to a bus stop where people congregate was also a factor.
Whatever the reasoning, it is good to know that online reports can be effective.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh
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Sad but necessary, I suppose. I wonder if they'll replace it with another plane?
I see that this year (or was it last) they've planted what look like plane trees outside the 1960s electricity substation building on Tottenham Lane, just north of Rathcoole Avenue. These complement a handful of old ones that were planted outside the now long-demolished formerly municipally owned Hornsey Electricity Works about a century and a quarter ago. So Haringey do still plant planes if they feel the circumstances suit.
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Permalink Reply by Dick Harris
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I see that there are five newly planted trees in the spot you describe. If they are normal London planes, I would say it was unwise to choose them because they will inevitably lead on to ongoing maintenance obligations - just like all the other plane trees that are too close to buildings. They are only 6 or 7 metres from the neighbouring building and 16 metres from houses across the street.
On clay soils, the National House Building Council recommend planting trees at a minimum distance of three-quarters of the maximum height of the tree. A fully mature plane tree can reach 30 metres. See the following advisory website:
https://www.bickersinsurance.co.uk/about-us/latest-news/property-ow...
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