A tale of two trees
This photo was taken some years ago. It’s the gnarled and characterful trunk of a tree in a corner of the Museum Gardens, in the shaded area to one side of the … More …
This photo was taken some years ago. It’s the gnarled and characterful trunk of a tree in a corner of the Museum Gardens, in the shaded area to one side of the … More …
A couple of months back a photo similar to this one was posted on Twitter. The caption said that the view only works in winter when there are no leaves on the trees.
This tree in the Museum Gardens was dubbed ‘Fergie’s tree’ because it was planted by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, in the late 1980s. Trees in the gardens aren’t generally given a name, as far as I know, but this one came to public attention because of plans to fell … More …
The Museum Gardens has been the focus of much attention in recent weeks. Partly because of the massive and … More …
There’s an update to this page, following the decision not to place a preservation order on the tree.
I look at the council’s planning application pages every now and then, as it only takes a couple of minutes to check what’s going on.
York Racecourse have submitted an application to fell a mature tree … so they can … More …
October 2011
While I was in the middle of writing this page – prompted by the case of the beech tree at Irton – that tree was felled. A senseless hacking down of a perfectly healthy … More …
October 2011
Over the centuries, trees have inspired many poems, particularly in response to their felling. One tree that won a reprieve was a handsome beech – planted at Ardwell, in Scotland – after the poet Thomas Campbell penned a poem in its honour. The protestations of ladies … More …