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Saw point: Council seeks public's help to get to root of mystery surrounding missing trees

Sunday, 22 February 2015 13:54

Douglas Borough Council is seeking the public’s help after two laburnum trees were removed from the Glen Falcon rose garden.

  

AfterGlen Falcon 012 MediumThe site of one of the missing trees in the foreground

 

The trees were about seven years old and had reached a height of about eight feet.

 

 BeforeDerby 006 MediumOne of the trees about three years ago

 

 Regeneration and Community Committee Chairman Councillor John Skinner said: ‘Traces of yellow saw dust, typical of laburnum wood, were found at the site, although we believe the trees were removed with their roots attached, so could be transplanted with some success. The Council’s parks section does all it can to make the borough’s green spaces – four of which are Green Flag award winners -  as attractive as possible. Clearly in this instance the garden attracted quite the wrong type of visitors and we would welcome any information that could lead to our recovering the trees.’

 

Anyone with information about the missing trees is asked to call the parks section on 696330.

 

Contact Details

  • Parks section 01624 696330