55B JERNINGHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5NH
REAR (no.57): ONE Lilac (T1)(ht.4m) LATERAL REDUCE by 1.2m from 4m on 2.8m on N compass. Reason: overhanging branch from neighbours garden. REAR: ONE Apple (T2)(ht.5.5m) FELL. Reason: excess ivy, leaning against fence.REAR: ONE Pear (T3)(ht.6m) FELL.Reason: (T2) and (T3) are in very poor health due to excessive Ivy covering, the (T1) stem is falling onto the fence and destroying it.Replanting proposal: will replant with Laburnum, Mountain Ash and/or Cherry.Informative A: many thanks for the proposing replacement tree planting to maintain urban greening. As mountain ash often does not thrive in London suggested alternative species are such as Whitty Pear (Sorbus domestica), crab apple, hazel, goat willow, elder, alder buckthorn, bird cherry, Medlar, quince (Cydonia oblonga).Informative B: please retain arisings as wood piles or 'dead hedge' for wildlife habitat and biodiversity.