A forest ranger, Mr Athol Ferguson, cuts down one of the oak trees on the north-west boundary of Riccarton Bush. About 25 of the oak treespitted In the nineteenth’century by the Deans family, will be removed during the next two weeks. Originally planted to protect the bush from wind, the trees are now said to be suppressing the growth of under-storey species in the bush.
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Press, 23 September 1981, Page 6
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65A forest ranger, Mr Athol Ferguson, cuts down one of the oak trees on the north-west boundary of Riccarton Bush. About 25 of the oak treespitted In the nineteenth’century by the Deans family, will be removed during the next two weeks. Originally planted to protect the bush from wind, the trees are now said to be suppressing the growth of under-storey species in the bush. Press, 23 September 1981, Page 6
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