Tree Care

The LBI Tree Gang

One of Islington's Urban Foresters begins to scale the trunk of this old plane tree, which has been growing on Newington Green,  in front of the historic Unitarian Church, for about 140 years.

These old trees need regular care to keep them strong and healthy, so some of the smaller lower branches are being taken off a number of the planes. This will also thin the crown of the trees and allow more light and rain to come down onto the Green, benefiting any plants that grow beneath them.

October 2010