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They aren't tree surgeons. You don't need to be a tree surgeon to cut the life out of a tree. I can do that.

This a form of vandalism.


Someone who would order a blossoming tree to be cut is an ignoramus - and if they work for the council can we have this idiot recommended for redundancy? Cut idiots, not trees.

Photos as promised....the pruned and unpruned are only just coming into blossom, but you will see their potential in the photo of a tree right next to them, which was marked up to be done next.....
It's not just ED, Kelvington Road, which runs between Brenchley Gdns and Ivydale/Cheltenham Rds, has a tree which has been mutilated. All its branches have been lopped short, whether ingrowing or outgrowing. The tree is now a grotesque: A misshapen thing with amputated limbs. Only twigs thinner than an inch or so were spared, from which a smattering of forlorn blossom tentatively blooms. Whoever was responsible has demonstrated a level of numptyism bordering on the deranged.
I guess that I am thankful southwark never ploughed our street during the snow, fixed the potholes in a timely fashion, never swept the heaps of slippery rotting leaves from the pavement last autumn until I rang as it means the tree butchers won't be here anytime soon. Shame for the other trees as it's so lovely this time of year.

That is typical of who they employ has park managers,the same thing happened in Hornimans gardens,they emloyed a man who didnt have a clue about horticulture,totally unqualified.and he massacared half the trees in the gardens.

Horses for courses, a qualified man in his subject is the way to go.

Its good you took interest James,these people left to think on their own are dangerous.

It's possible there could have been a good reason for that eg tree was diseased or had got too big for its space and roots would potentially affect nearby houses.


Back in the day street trees were planted with little consideration as to how big they would grow, I think.


Not saying that's necessarily the reason, but let's give them the benefit of the doubt, eh.

Oh well, who knows.


The tree outside my house was quite new when it split down the middle as a result of somebody apparently trying to wrench off one of its branches, and the council had to remove it as it was a potential hazard.


It only took them about two years to replace it :)) and that was only after I'd got James The Councillor involved!

Southwark Council is cutting all sorts of services for vulnerable people, yet, at the same time wasting money on employing people to prune trees 'by mistake'. The lack of vision and 'joined up' services between departments is demoralising.
Don;t the contractors have any common sense at all???? Surely if these chaps who do trees all the time for southwark had any knowledge of trees they would have queried this?? reminds me of the mural at goose green fiasco .......

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