Trees on Kelvin way

Hmm. I dunno. Do they mean the bark is discoloured? - there's no foliage just now.

I'm on Kelvin Way all the time with the dug; can't say I've noticed anything different about the trees. That might just be familiarity meaning I don't notice any changes.

Those plane trees have been there a long time; I've long wondered how they survive as well as they do given the constant traffic fumes they've always been exposed to.



I have noticed though, that the line of big mature beeches going down into the park from the Kelvingrove entrance have all been cut down in the last month.... "naw thurr a' diseased" was the truculent grunt of a response I got, from the fug-filled van full of callow Rekird readin IrnBru swillin lazy bastard know nothin youths, upon my polite bangin of the van door in order to enquire wtf was goin on..... "Ye kin see a' the trunks are a' hollow, they've got tae come doon".

Were they hell! There must be a good 15 mature trees have been felled and only a very few stumps showed any evidence of disease. Yet another disgrace perpetrated on the poor benighted environs of Kelvingrove.

I can't pronounce never mind write the disease that has affected the trees - but I know they have done the same thing at Victoria Park, Whiteinch. I too was angry but an amazing little guy in the former Parks Dept - long since retired and explained it all to me.

Apparently, had they taken his advice years ago they wouldn't have had to cut so many trees - he said that it was reported in the Evening Times way back, but I am useless at searching out that kind of information.

Basically, it is a 'hidden disease' - using lay term and that many were indeed infected but to prevent the all the trees being cut down they have to do it within a radius, etc... I hope you're getting my drift.

I too was 'stumped' (no pun intended) but apparently many were riddled and I've heard on the grapevine that Kelvin Way is not going to fair well in the near future as many of them are diseased too...

But when I look at the trees, I don't see anythign wrong with them - but hey ho, I'm no tree expert.

Wow. I knew nothing of this. Don't know what I think about it. (I also don't think the Kelvin Way trees are whitebeams....in fact I know they're not.)

Thanks, as ever, for your (as ever) helpful contribution yonza.

What I would like to know is who sanctioned the removal of these trees? Do the people have no say in these matters? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Up the movement.

If you'd 'investigated further' by reading the posts on this thread, you'd have been enlightened as to the reason why the trees are being cut down. They have a fungal disease affecting the roots.

Less of your cheek, newbie. There was nothing 'uncouth' about it.

Accepted, and agreed.

What a fantastic time of year. The trees right now are poised, they're gettin ready, they're on their marks....they look like they're taking a deep deep breath, before going BLOOOOOOOOOOM!!!