ABOUT 90 per cent of the London plane trees in the CBD are infected with the Sycamore lace bug, which can kill trees after several years of heavy infestation.
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That’s the claim of arborist Mark Hartley who has prepared a report for Inverell Shire Council about the trees the council has tried to remove
In the area bounded by Campbell Street, Wood Street, Rivers Street and Captain Cook Drive there are about 114 London plane trees.
Mr Hartley’s tree report was conducted on March 1 and it recommends maintenance and the planting of small, slow growing trees under wires and the development of a plan for the staged removal of those London plane trees planted in pipes (about 53 by his own estimation) in the main commercial area.
It also recommends the need for an overall tree policy document consistent with the appropriate Australian standards, community consultation and the adoption of a signature tree or palette of trees.
The report is due to come before the Inverell Shire Council’s Civil and Environmental Services Committee at their monthly meeting tomorrow.
The recommendation is for it to be received and noted and its contents utilised in the preparation of a Tree Management Plan.
If that recommendation is accepted then the matter will go to council’s next monthly meeting on May 15 for approval.
Mr Hartley is from the Arborist Network, and has more than 30 years experience.
In his report prepared for the committee the director Civil and Environmental Services, Brett McInnes, said Mr Hartley’s report acknowledges the success of Inverell’s tree canopy to date but also outlines problems associated with the London plane tree.
