City of Guelph Park Trees

"we need to allow the trees to grow naturally, stop the butchering...PLEASE."

"In this time of climate change, it is more critical than ever before to preserve our trees."

"This is an unfortunate outcome of single concerns being acted on without seeing the big picture of park form and function. The city's naturalization policy need to be reviewed and brought up to date. Distancing trees from mowers is important if we are to "

"This kind of tree trimming will increase maintenance costs because now the areas beneath the trees will need constant mowing and trimming. This will also put the trees at risk of trunk damage. Time to review this policy!"

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"Please stop trimming in this way. I understand that you are looking at the trees behind the River Run Centre with the same point of view. Please leave these trees as they are."

"With increased drought those trees will now have less shade and higher soil temperature in and around their roots. The practice seems very short sighted and out of sinc with our climate change reality."

"The public should be consulted before there any radical changes (such as this unecessary and excessive trimming) to park maintenance policies and strategies."

"В"

"How did tree mangling become a priority?"

"Although pruning dead or unsafe branches is obviously necessary, the practice of pruning trres to improve sight line(some of us want to walk quietly in the"woods" of our city) , it seems a bit wastefull to cut down the bottom of trees so that you can cut "

"As in Eramosa River Park, the pruning was clearly done without foresight."

"I strongly disagree with this practise."

"we don't want lollipop trees!"