The avenue of horse-chestnut trees at Nethergreen was planted to celebrate the coronation of the Queen nearly 60 years ago. For some fifty years they flourished, supplying several generations with conkers. A number of years ago they were discovered to have a disease, that could not be treated.
Professional advice was for the disease run its course, cutting down the worst effected trees as necessary. Unfortunately some more had to go today:
The disease is spread in the ground water so any replacement chestnuts would succumb. However here is a reminder of the same view a year ago:
Photos by JF-S (At least the very old chestnut tree in the Churchyard is up steam, and a ‘left over’ tree from the avenue is still going strong in Hallcliffe garden, where it was planted by Mrs Dodds.)
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are you sure it was 60 years ago?I can remember them being planted and I am only 46.Yahoo! we thought plenty of conkers,but alas we grew up.
I had been told they were planted for the Coronation, when the copper beech on the Green was also planted, and have repeated that information ever since. No one had previously disagreed with me, but you are more likely to be correct than me.
Has the contractor who cut the trees down kept the wood, or is it for sale to residents of the village?
The contractor kept the wood so the Parish Council incurred no costs.
Nice to see a local approved contractor got the job, where was all the PPE For a start!!!!!!!!