Trees and the Public Realm - Westminster City Council
Trees and the Public Realm - Westminster City Council
Trees and the Public Realm - Westminster City Council
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<strong>Trees</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Realm</strong> (Draft) Page 13<br />
19. <strong>Trees</strong> form part of <strong>the</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Council</strong>’s green infrastructure <strong>and</strong> should be valued as a<br />
capital asset.<br />
Significant trees<br />
20. Some trees have been recognised as being of particular value in <strong>the</strong>ir own right. The<br />
Great <strong>Trees</strong> of London is a scheme promoted by <strong>the</strong> London Tree Forum which aims to<br />
promote trees by letting people know where to find some of <strong>the</strong> truly outst<strong>and</strong>ing or<br />
“Great <strong>Trees</strong>” in <strong>the</strong> capital. What makes a tree outst<strong>and</strong>ing might be great age, great<br />
size, historical association, interesting shape, rarity <strong>and</strong> so on. Usually it will be a<br />
combination of <strong>the</strong>se factors. Seven Great <strong>Trees</strong> are located in <strong>Westminster</strong> <strong>and</strong> are<br />
described in Appendix A.<br />
21. It is large l<strong>and</strong>scape species which often confer some of <strong>the</strong> greatest benefit to built up<br />
areas due to <strong>the</strong>ir sheer scale <strong>and</strong> large tree canopy <strong>and</strong> will become increasingly more<br />
important for <strong>the</strong> role <strong>the</strong>y play in climate adaption. Managing <strong>the</strong> health of <strong>the</strong>se<br />
existing trees is vital. Subject to <strong>the</strong> heads of consideration outlined in <strong>the</strong> following five<br />
sections, opportunities should be investigated to encourage more of <strong>the</strong>se significant<br />
trees in <strong>the</strong> city to ensure <strong>the</strong> succession of Great <strong>Trees</strong>. Where planting new large<br />
trees in a particular location is not possible, though can be given to replacing <strong>the</strong> tree<br />
canopy with a group or series of smaller trees.<br />
Victoria Embankment: Photo of planting scheme, taken 1870-1900 (sourced from English Heritage).