A concerted campaign is underway to plant trees on borough estates, with £10,000 earmarked to enhance green spaces.
Planting will begin in December, with priority given to Fulham’s Bayonne estate, where 15 trees will be planted.
Other estates to gain large specimen trees in the planting season, which runs until March 2012, include Lancaster Court, Ethel Rankin Court, Fulham Court, Arlington House and the Springvale estate.
Some of the planting will be ‘whips’ – metre-high bare-rooted saplings which are simply dug in as clumps of five, with grass and bulbs allowed to grow around them.
An estimated 1,080 whips will be planted which, even allowing for a high initial failure rate, should result in 2.5 acres of trees thriving within a decade.
Tree varieties include Willow, Maple, Hornbeam, Alder and Silver Birch. Shrubs being planted include species such as Viburnum, Euonynmus, scrambling Roses and Buckthorns.
Residents are being encouraged to do their bit by ‘adopting’ the saplings and watering them.
“It’s been proven that trees improve the quality of life for those around them and it is vital to maintain planting programmes to keep our estates green and pleasant places in which to live,” said Cllr Andrew Johnson, H&F Council cabinet member for housing. “We are urging residents to adopt the new saplings to encourage them to grow, and help water them.”
Additionally, as part of the Mayor of London’s Tree Planting Programme, 65 large specimen trees are being planted in central Hammersmith. Most will be planted in footways but 25 of the trees will be planted in housing estates including the Lytton estate, Clem Atlee estate, Waterhouse Close, Queen Caroline estate, Alice Gilliatt Court, and Vereker Road.
The council is also investigating taking part in the London Orchard Project, in which grass areas in full sun, away from roads, are considered for the planting of fruit trees.
Tree varieties include Willow, Maple, Hornbeam, Alder and Silver Birch. Shrubs being planted include species such as Viburnum, Euonynmus, scrambling Roses and Buckthorns.
Residents are being encouraged to do their bit by ‘adopting’ the saplings and watering them.
“It’s been proven that trees improve the quality of life for those around them and it is vital to maintain planting programmes to keep our estates green and pleasant places in which to live,” said Cllr Andrew Johnson, H&F Council cabinet member for housing. “We are urging residents to adopt the new saplings to encourage them to grow, and help water them.”
Additionally, as part of the Mayor of London’s Tree Planting Programme, 65 large specimen trees are being planted in central Hammersmith. Most will be planted in footways but 25 of the trees will be planted in housing estates including the Lytton estate, Clem Atlee estate, Waterhouse Close, Queen Caroline estate, Alice Gilliatt Court, and Vereker Road.
The council is also investigating taking part in the London Orchard Project, in which grass areas in full sun, away from roads, are considered for the planting of fruit trees.
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