CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Experts claim constant re-turfing ‘killing trees’ in St Andrew Square" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Experts claim constant re-turfing ‘killing trees’ in St Andrew Square" en Thu, 21 May 2026 16:24:36 +0000 crowriver on ""Experts claim constant re-turfing ‘killing trees’ in St Andrew Square"" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17912#post-254782 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:33:25 +0000 crowriver 254782@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Perhaps should be known as 'Non-essential Edinburgh'? </p> Murun Buchstansangur on ""Experts claim constant re-turfing ‘killing trees’ in St Andrew Square"" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17912#post-254774 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:02:28 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 254774@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Broughton Spurtle has been very good at tracking the (mis)use of St Andrews Sq and asking hard questions of 'Essential Edinburgh'.</p> <p><a href="http://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/root-and-branch-problems-st-andrew-square" rel="nofollow">http://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/root-and-branch-problems-st-andrew-square</a></p> <p>Given that 9 months has now passed, I would be curious to know if all the following has happened:</p> <p>'it will within 1 month, undertake a programme of crown reduction and deadwood removal to lower the risk of falling material harming people or property.</p> <p>Also within a month, it will undertake ‘root collar excavation to decompact and apply mulch’ around seven particularly at-risk trees.</p> <p>Within six months, it will ‘create 0.5m radius mulch ring around tree base and decompact’ in a further 20 cases.' </p> Arellcat on ""Experts claim constant re-turfing ‘killing trees’ in St Andrew Square"" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17912#post-254773 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:49:43 +0000 Arellcat 254773@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>CEC should be ashamed of itself; soil compaction in St Andrew Square and its effect on tree health was reported at least a year ago. </p> chdot on ""Experts claim constant re-turfing ‘killing trees’ in St Andrew Square"" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17912#post-254767 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:15:45 +0000 chdot 254767@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/experts-claim-constant-re-turfing-killing-trees-in-st-andrew-square-1-4499419" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/experts-claim-constant-re-turfing-killing-trees-in-st-andrew-square-1-4499419</a> </p>