Hagley Park Trees
Sir,—Last Sunday afternoon I walked along the lesser part of Moorhouse avenue and experienced again the delight afforded by the vista of beeches turning bronze green by the magic of autumn. Here indeed is a scenic drive, right at our doors, and here the stimulus people will travel far to obtain. Behind what authority does Reg. H. Stillwell so carelessly assign such a city amenity to the despoiler's axe. Has he never walked in the heat of summer, along that aisle between the first (the best) and second row of trees which took 80 years to produce. To branch them would be gross vandalism and reduce the beauty of our city precinct to tame and artificial utility. The trees will lose their leaves in winter and risk from frost can be minimised by finishing the road surface with coarse jstone chips and spreading a jthin layer of grit as weather demands.—Yours, etc., W. H PANNETT. March 16, 1961.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29467, 20 March 1961, Page 3
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