Tree Planting
Edingale and Harlaston Parish Councils have been working together to improve an avenue of diseased Ash Trees that line the Harlaston Road between the two villages. The trees are in private ownership and many of them are subject to an older Tree Preservation Order that supports Harlaston’s Conservation Area, but the trees are all in the Parish of Edingale. In cooperation with the owner, the Councils have liaised with Lichfield’s tree officer about taking out some of the diseased trees and noting the limited life of others. Volunteers from the two councils then planted out some 50 whips and saplings along the hedge/tree line. The new trees are a mixture of Wild Cherry, Hornbeam and Common Oak. The Councils have agreed to share the costs of the project.