Westmount Park – Another felled tree

During the past couple of days yellow caution tape was blocking a portion of the park’s paths.  This morning the city started to remove another mature (Lime) tree to ensure pedestrian safety.  I couldn’t ascertain the tree’s age (the boughs were cut in a jagged fashion) – my guess is that it was nearly  100 years old.

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Westmount Park

The approach of Spring invariably coincides with the cutting of the park’s (unsafe) trees. Counting the rings on this latest casualty  showed that it had graced the park for over 80 years.

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Westmount Park -Felled Tree

030Trees, do have a lifespan; however, unlike us, they should last for several centuries. Growing in an urban environment will reduce their lifespan – this 100+ year old Lime (I think!) was recently cut down for safety reasons.  At the risk of sounding anthropomorphic, one can only image the lost  stories, that that should have been told, that had occurred  beneath its boughs.

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