The skies cleared, the sun shone, the rain stopped and the wind dropped for just long enough in March and early April to give our street trees the perfect start to spring. Every drop of rain, every ray of sunshine, every extra minute of daylight, every degree of warmth nourishes and powers those little leaf and flower buds. The annual blossom spectacle began, as always, in late February with the ever-reliable cherry plums (Prunus cerasifera) , followed closely by the magnolia

Trees, like people, die for any number of reasons but old age is the obvious one. 'Old' can mean just a few decades for small trees, but...

Depending on which calculation you choose, autumn has either already arrived or will be here in a fortnight’s time. ‘Meteorological...

The skies are blue and the sun is shining, but it’s been a harsh spring and summer for our street trees. As we write, the Met Office is...

We’re well into autumn now, and the seasonal colours are coming along nicely. Burbage Road, Stradella Road and Winterbrook Road are all...