Cypress trees planted beneath a concrete flyover at the Marsa Junction have been removed, Infrastructure Malta has said after a photo of the awkwardly planted trees spread across social media.
Nationalist Party MP David Thake was among those to share a photo of saplings planted just metres beneath tons of concrete.
“It’s very good that we’re not forgetting about trees,” Thake wrote in a tongue-in-cheek post that prompted several bemused comments.
“But are we aware that trees grow? Perhaps planting them right beneath the bridge might be a problem?” Thake asked.
An Infrastructure Malta spokesman told
Times of Malta that the trees in question have been removed and will be replaced with shrubs.