First of 100 trees planted
The first of 100 new trees has been planted in Liverpool to mark the ‘cen-tree-nary’ of Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services (LCVS).
A redwood conifer was dug into the ground at Calderstones Park by William Deputy of Liverpool Parks’ Friends Forum and Sue Newton, Chair of the Trustees of LCVS.
The 100 trees are being given by LCVS to different community groups in the city who are keen to help protect the environment. Planting is being carried out voluntarily by Glendale, who maintain the city’s parks and gardens.
Sue Newton said: "Tree planting in urban areas is a great way to give something back to the environment. I’d like to thank Glendale and Liverpool City Council Parks and Greenspaces for their support, without which our
‘Cen-tree-nary Project’ would not have been possible.”
Liverpool city council’s executive member for the environment, Councillor Berni Turner, said: “It's wonderful to mark the beginning of National Tree Week by contributing a new addition to the beautiful trees and plants found in Calderstones Park.
“The planting of 100 trees not only marks LCVS’s centenary but is also a fitting tribute to Liverpool’s Year of the Environment.”
The new tree is a dawn redwood, a deciduous conifer which will grow to 30 metres. Originally a native of China, it is now planted in parks and stately homes for its glowing autumn colour. Calderstones is home to more than 100 varieties of trees, its most famous being the Allerton oak – rumoured to be more than 1,000 years old.
