Polstead Parish Council would like to thank all those involved
with the donation of several Polstead Black cherry
trees to the village. They were offered to the council by
Polstead tree warden Jim Marshall and originated as cuttings from a
mature tree of Julian and Joan Coulson so they haven’t travelled
far. They were grafted onto dwarfing rootstock 2 years ago by Ivan
Dickings, a retired chief propagator at Notcutts Nurseries, and
will reach a height of approximately 15 feet so shouldn’t become
too large and unmanageable. Planting was completed by Jim Marshall
and partner Sarah Cook, and me on 25th February
2008.
Planting locations were selected where the
trees can be seen by all and to areas with public access whenever
possible. Locations include: on the village green (near the hall);
at the entrance to the churchyard and at the corner of Rockalls
Road (near playground).
An additional tree has been planted at Cherry
Wood (the Stoke by Nayland, Polstead and Leavenheath
community woodland) and further trees have been earmarked for
Whitestreet Green and Polstead Heath when suitable locations have
been agreed.
In addition to those mentioned above thanks are
due to landholders Alan and Susan Keeble, Toby Owles, the
Cherry Wood steering group, and Babergh District Council for their
permission to plant in the selected locations.
One minor setback was that several of the
wooden stakes we used to support the trees proved irresistible to
some youngsters and were pulled out within days, although it should
be noted that the trees were left undamaged. However, the tree on
the green appears to have been accidentally parked on or run over
soon afterwards. Its replacement has been safeguarded with metal
stakes and marked with high-visibility tape - but we aim to replace
these with a more aesthetic arrangement in the near future.
Contact: Richard Kilshaw on 01206 262008
email
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