7.6 Trees and Ornamental Planting
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7.6 - Trees and Ornamental Planting Planting Ornamental and - Trees 7.6 Materials and Specification It is recommended that the city centre’s existing trees are evaluated on their individual merit to determine whether they should be retained, 7.6 - Trees and Ornamental Planting... removed or replaced. Consideration should be given to their current appearance, and condition Appropriate Use of Planng and future management implications (particularly where they are close to buildings). Existing trees Trees and other ornamental planng within urban environments offer a number of should be retained, wherever possible, where they add value to the public realm, and appropriate benefits that improve the visual and environmental quality of the public realm. Having management works carried out. said this, the use of planng is not appropriate in every locaon and the aim must be for quality over quanty. New planng should only be undertaken where it would make a Another important factor in carrying out this posive contribuon to the public realm, such as: assessment is whether these mature trees are obscuring important views. For example, the views • Providing a focal point or framing a focal point or Strategy in Relation to Existing Trees from the City Walls would benefit from the thinning view; of Sycamores in some locations. There are a limited number of trees currently found • Demarcating routes and highlighting key with Chester’s city centre due to the narrowness transport corridors, through the use of of the streets that make up the historic urban boulevards and avenues; core. The mature trees that are found tend to be associated with open spaces around the Cathedral, • Improving the scale and proportion of very wide Grosvenor Park, the riverside and canal. The streets and spaces; majority of these mature trees are Common Lime (Tilia x europaea) and this distinctive tree • Acting as a sound barrier to reduce noise levels contributes a great deal to the city’s character. A on roads; number of these trees have been heavily pollarded and pruned in the past to try and control their • Improving air quality and helping to neutralise growth, particularly where they are located close to carbon emissions; buildings. • Providing shelter from wind, rain and sunlight; Another tree species commonly found along the route of the walls (where it has had an opportunity • Improving the urban ecosystem by supporting a to self-seed) is Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore). variety of wild life; and Although not a particularly valued species, these trees do contribute to the experience of walking the • Helping to screen ugly or blank facades. walls. Lime Trees Along The Groves 358 7.6 - Trees and Ornamental Planting Planting Ornamental and - Trees 7.6 Future Strategy As previously identified, tree planting along every street within the city centre would not be appropriate due to the limited space and importance of the architecture, nor is it needed as the majority of streets in the historic core are attractive routes. It is therefore proposed that new tree planting is focused on the following locations which are illustrated in the planting strategy shown in Figure 7.25 overleaf. It is important to note that the strategy shown in Figure 7.25 is aspirational and is subject to further detailed investigations being carried out to determine feasibility. In addition to the strategy outlined there may be other locations where it would be appropriate to carry out street tree planting in the future. In any situation where space is limited and the greening of a street is considered important, planters containing a mix of shrubs and perennials should be used. 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