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| Great Yarmouth council rejects planting of 'hazardous' fruit trees | |
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| Trees will be planted around the resort - including South Quay - by March 2023 | Trees will be planted around the resort - including South Quay - by March 2023 |
| A council rejected planting fruit trees in a public place amid fears windfalls could be "used as missiles". | |
| Work on the Queen's Green Canopy along Great Yarmouth's South Quay will not feature apple, plum or pear trees, the borough council decided. | Work on the Queen's Green Canopy along Great Yarmouth's South Quay will not feature apple, plum or pear trees, the borough council decided. |
| A total of 92 "standard" trees will now be planted along the quay between November and March 2023. | |
| A council officer said they wanted to create "more of an avenue feel" by the waterside. | A council officer said they wanted to create "more of an avenue feel" by the waterside. |
| The issue was raised at Great Yarmouth Borough Council's environment committee, which discussed the constraints involved in planting trees in the area. | The issue was raised at Great Yarmouth Borough Council's environment committee, which discussed the constraints involved in planting trees in the area. |
| They had received advice that fallen fruit could be "used as missiles". | They had received advice that fallen fruit could be "used as missiles". |
| Ninety-two trees will be planted along the quayside, including honey locust (pictured) and English oak | Ninety-two trees will be planted along the quayside, including honey locust (pictured) and English oak |
| Research had been undertaken into soil types "due to ongoing issues with tree survival rates in this area", it was told. | Research had been undertaken into soil types "due to ongoing issues with tree survival rates in this area", it was told. |
| Labour councillor Marlene Fairhead questioned the suitability of fruit trees along South Quay, saying "they cause a bit of a hazard". | Labour councillor Marlene Fairhead questioned the suitability of fruit trees along South Quay, saying "they cause a bit of a hazard". |
| "The fruit drops off, nobody claims it, it gets slippery, and also children pick it up and chuck it at each other," she told the BBC. | "The fruit drops off, nobody claims it, it gets slippery, and also children pick it up and chuck it at each other," she told the BBC. |
| "It's a health and safety issue really. You get elderly people walking along the pavements. | "It's a health and safety issue really. You get elderly people walking along the pavements. |
| "They assured us they will not plant them along the kerbsides." | "They assured us they will not plant them along the kerbsides." |
| Fruit trees will not be planted on South Quay over "slip hazard" fears | Fruit trees will not be planted on South Quay over "slip hazard" fears |
| The two-year project involves planting more than 500 trees by March 2023 in urban areas of Great Yarmouth, as part of the Forgotten Places: Greening Coastal Towns and Cities initiative. | The two-year project involves planting more than 500 trees by March 2023 in urban areas of Great Yarmouth, as part of the Forgotten Places: Greening Coastal Towns and Cities initiative. |
| The total budget of £261,840, the council said, included £40,000 of Town Deal government money to replace trees along South Quay that had to be dug up in 2013 after they failed to thrive. | The total budget of £261,840, the council said, included £40,000 of Town Deal government money to replace trees along South Quay that had to be dug up in 2013 after they failed to thrive. |
| A selection of trees, including honey locust, English oak and hornbeam, will now be planted along South Quay. | A selection of trees, including honey locust, English oak and hornbeam, will now be planted along South Quay. |
| "I have an allotment and I'm into fruit trees and I don't let the fruit go to waste," Ms Fairhead added. | "I have an allotment and I'm into fruit trees and I don't let the fruit go to waste," Ms Fairhead added. |
| "I think it's a waste when they're planted along the kerbside and cause a hazard." | "I think it's a waste when they're planted along the kerbside and cause a hazard." |
| A Great Yarmouth Borough Council spokesman insisted it wanted to choose the "right trees for each location" and there was no ban on fruit trees. | |
| "We have taken advice from professional arboriculturists that includes considering the ground conditions, maintenance, and any potential impact on the local environment or residents," he said. | |
| He said the "potential for anti-social behaviour" was considered but was "not the main factor". | |
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