Cheltenham’s parks get 103 new trees | Cheltenham Borough Council

Published on 1st December 2015

Cheltenham is set to get 103 new trees as the council’s annual tree planting season gets underway.

Cheltenham Tree Group has kindly supplied and planted 40 broadleaved trees for Pittville open space and these trees will make a fantastic addition to the area.

A large variety of species has been chosen from silver birch, tulip tree to blue arrow and maidenhair trees. The trees will be planted in 15 locations across the borough including; Beeches playing field, Cirencester Road open space, Swindon Village playing field, Montpellier Gardens and Hatherley Park. The planting of a large variety of species is seen as good practice with threats to trees from pests and diseases as well as from climate change.

Michael Doust, trees officer for Cheltenham Borough Council, says: “We look forward to this time of year when we can plan how we can make these valuable additions to our parks and green spaces. We’re fortunate to have help from Cheltenham Tree Group and our local friends groups who work with us to make our parks the very best that they can be.”

Cllr Chris Coleman, cabinet member for clean and green environment, continues: “Cheltenham is well known for its beautiful parks and trees and we’re looking forward to planting new specimens over the next couple of weeks. Cheltenham has around 60,000 trees including council and privately owned trees. We are lucky to have mature forest trees though-out our rich parkland and tree-lined streets as well as a range of exotic and ornamental trees.”

For press enquiries contact: Kelly Carter, communications officer, telephone 01242 264154, email [email protected]

Notes:

Details of trees planted
Location	Species	Common Name
Beeches Playing Field	Carpinus betulus Fastigiata	Hornbeam 'fastigiata'
Brizen Lane Open Space	Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn
Cirencester Road Open Space	Acer platanodies	Norway Maple
Cox's Meadow	Acer campestre 'Elsrijk'	Field Maple
Cox's Meadow	Acer campestre 'Elsrijk'	Field Maple
Gwernant Rd Open Space	Betula pendula	Silver Birch
Hatherley Park	5x Prunus avium whips	Planted by friends of Hatherley Park
Imperial Gardens	Prunus ukon	Cherry 'Ukon'
Imperial Gardens	3x Pinus sylvestries whips	Scots Pine
Lansdown Crescent Green carpark	Carpinus betulus Fastigiata	Hornbeam 'fastigiata'
Lansdown Crescent Green carpark	Carpinus betulus Fastigiata	Hornbeam 'fastigiata'
Montpellier Garden	Tilia cordata	Small-Leaved Lime
Montpellier Garden	Lirodendron tulipifera	Tulip Tree
Montpellier Garden	Prunus avium Plena	Wild Cherry
Montpellier Garden	Prunus shirotae	Cherry 'Shirotae'
Pittville Open Space	Taxus baccata	Yew
Pittville Open Space	Taxus baccata	Yew
Pittville Open Space	Prunus avium Plena	Wild Cherry
Pittville Open Space	Acer campestre	Field Maple
Pittville Open Space	Tilia platyphyllos	Broad-Leaved Lime
Pittville Open Space	10x Pinus nigra 'Austriaca' whips	Austrian Pine
Pittville Open Space	40x broadleaved trees	Supplied and planted by Cheltenham Tree Group
Pittville Open Space	Quercus robur	English Oak
Pittville Open Space	Quercus robur	English Oak
Pittville Open Space	8x Pinus sylvestries whips	Scots Pine
Pittville Open Space Boat House	Salix x sepulcralis chrysocoma	Golden Weeping Willow
Pittville Open Space Boat House	Salix x sepulcralis chrysocoma	Golden Weeping Willow
Sandford PK Ornamental Garden	Ginkgo biloba	Maidenhair Tree
Sandford PK Ornamental Garden	Ginkgo biloba	Maidenhair Tree
Sandford PK Ornamental Garden	Juniperus scopulorum	Blue Arrow
Sandford PK Ornamental Garden	Prunus ukon	Cherry 'Ukon'
Sandford PK Ornamental Garden	Sorbus aucuparia	Rowan
Swindon Village Playing Field	Quercus robur	English Oak
Swindon Village Playing Field	5x Pinus sylvestries whips	Scots Pine
Tommy Taylors Lane	Acer campestre	Field Maple
Welch Road Open Space	Crataegus x prunifolia	Broad-leaved Cockspur Thorn
Winston Churchill Gardens	Robinia pseudoacacia bessoniana	False Acacia
Winston Churchill Gardens	Taxus baccata fastigita	Irish Yew

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