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November 2022: Autumn postcards
Just a few days ago we experienced the warmest Armistice Day (November 11) ever, a troubling portent of what lies ahead. “The past eight...
October 2022: Red is the colour
Autumn is well and truly underway, and with the clocks changing in a week’s time winter seems just around the corner. We’ve already got...
September 2022: The maple lineup
Depending on which calculation you choose, autumn has either already arrived or will be here in a fortnight’s time. ‘Meteorological...
August 2022: Heat and drought
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...
July 2022: The matchless medlar
The first week of July saw the council’s contractors still out planting trees that should have been in place by the end March. Now, in...
June 2022: Which birch is which?
After an unpredictable May the hot weather finally arrived in mid-June. This is a dangerous time of year for our youngest trees,...