Trees on Peckham Rye

[Lee Scoresby]

Several years ago, a 'heritage' grant was used to carry out works in Peckham Rye/Park. This included several new avenues of trees. I notice that the planted twin lines coming down from Colyton Road appear to be failing terribly, with half or more of the young trees dead, dying or removed.

This contrasts with the avenue coming off Forest Hill Road (opposite Harris-the-Carpet-King's stalinist carbuncle /bodgy academy), whose constituent trees all seem to be doing well. The question there is why, at the road-end on one side, several plantings were located immediately under a large mature tree. It is not so evident now but in summer the effect is ridiculous. Dumb contract-fulfillment, or some sort of arbicultural experiment?

Finally, late last year a mature tree was felled close to the east-side road running up the Rye, perhaps not uncoincidntally opposite the newish Astra Court development and its even newer neighbour. I do hope (I DO SINCERELY HOPE) that this not some compliant officer doing either the developer or some resident toff a favour by improving the view.

Perhaps a FOPeRPer, or one of our stalwart tribunes, can supply some information?

Lee Scoresby

[PokerTime]

I'm pretty sure that maintenance of new trees lies with the supplier for the first three years and not the council. When I enquired about getting funding for tree planting/ replacement, that was the system explained to me, that a new tree costs on average ?800 and comes with a three year initial maintenance by the supplier.

[Peckhamrye]

As one of the 'toffs' (hoho) living in the 9 year old Aura Court development on the East side of Peckham Rye I can tell you the tree that was felled was a horse chestnut that has been getting sicker and sicker from the virus that has been infecting horse chestnuts all over the country. It was a shame to see it go and I hope that a replacement tree is planted in due course, but in the last year it barely had any flower or fruit on it.