Trees Planted on Saxons Way

After 2 years of planning, 5 trees have recently been planted along Saxons Way, a major road around Halesworth.

The trees were chosen carefully to be sympathetic to people, drains and cars, with restricted root and branch spread. Prunus 'Spire' is described by the RHS as "A small deciduous tree to 10m in height, with a compact, upright habit" Being a cherry they will blossom in the spring, provide food for insects and birds and have great autumn colour.

Lisa Simmonds, Tree Warden, has volunteered to keep the trees watered.

Both Suffolk CC and East Suffolk councils have recently formed policies to plant trees and committed to planting with local partners such as a parish like us. We hope therefore that we will be planting more along our highways next year, in line with the Verges Planning Policy in the Neighbourhood Plan.

East Suffolk Council aim to enable 250,000 trees to be planted and new hedgerows to be created across East Suffolk by the end of 2027.

Go to https://www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/news/east-suffolk-council-tree-and-hedgerow-strategy-agreement/ for more information.