Stark image shows protected Ruthin tree scalped following fears it was unsafe
A stark image shows how council officers reduced a protected Ruthin tree to naked stumps, in a drastic bid to appease residents who claimed it was unsafe. The oak tree, on Bro Deg in the town, was originally protected in 1986 as a condition of constructing the housing development in the area. In November an application was made to remove the condition because of fears roots had damaged a water pipe However officers decided a fence post was the most likely cause of the fracture and made it the subject of a temporary tree preservation order (TPO) for six months. With that about to exp...
Source: denbighshirefreepress.co.uk