JUST weeks ago a giant tree crashed through their garden fence, narrowly missing motorists on a nearby road.

After it fell, experts deemed the 30ft diseased oak too dangerous to leave as it was and cut it down to a four-metre tall leafless stump.

But Nicky and Keith Smith are frightened that it could fall again as they have been told it must stay in their garden as it is still under a tree preservation order (TPO) which has been in place since 1974.

The order means the couple from Canterbury Avenue, Sholing, must ask permission from Southampton City Council before any work is carried out on the 200-year-old tree, despite it having bracket fungi, which can decay and weaken trees from the inside.

Nicky, 46, a driver and mum-of-three, said: Im worried that the rest of it will come down and hurt someone as behind my fence is a road and a pavement.

I think its ridiculous. I assumed they were going to take the rest down to just a small stump but they have left the damaged part of the tree and a big chunk above.

They said thats what they count as safe because there are no leaves on it so it wont catch in the wind but it was a beautiful day when it fell so you cant say that its not going to happen again.

I want them to reduce the bill and take the preservation order off so we can get rid of it properly.

The couple were charged 2,617 for the workers to come out and clear the leaves and smaller branches, which they say is too much.

The council said the tree preservation order is still in place because the remaining pollard a tree with all its leaves and dead branches removed is still alive.

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Published: August 29, 2014 | Last Modified: August 29, 2014 01:25AM

By Andrew Ragali Record-Journal staff

WALLINGFORD The second phase of downtown tree removal and replacement is underway.

On Tuesday, Public Works Director Henry McCully, the towns tree warden, placed removal notices on 38 pear and oak trees lining Center Street from Route 5 to North Main and South Main streets. They were planted as part of the towns streetscape improvement program in the mid-1990s.

Mayor William W. Dickinson Jr. said the trees are scheduled to be removed and replaced this fall because theyve gotten too large for the setting.

Sidewalks along Center Street and openings where trees emerge from the sidewalk are too small to allow the trees to continue growing, he said, especially where the buildings are too close.

By planting smaller trees, the town looks to avoid sidewalk issues, free up pedestrian space and keep the downtown area looking aesthetically attractive, Dickinson said.

The town removed 28 Callery pear trees on Quinnipiac Street this spring, replacing them with the same species. Dickinson has said the town plans on replacing trees along Center Street and North Main and South Main streets over the next two years as part of a tree planting program. McCully could not be reached for comment Thursday.

Downtown trees are not meant to be permanent, Dickinson said. They are meant to be replaced every 10 or 15 years. These are ornamental trees. They cant stay here for 30 or 40 years.

Center Street is Route 150, a state highway, unlike Quinnipiac Street. According to state statute and local ordinance, the tree warden is responsible for the care of trees on all public roads and grounds except those along state highways.

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A discussion regarding tree-removal permits for Conroe homeowners heated up during Wednesdays City Council workshop as Councilman Duke Coon and Mayor Pro Tem Guy Martin didnt see eye to eye on the issue.

The permitting was part of an agenda item regarding an amendment to the citys vegetation ordinance for residential development. However, Coon voiced his concern about a section that would prohibit existing homeowners from removing trees from their property without a permit.

We have to be careful as a municipality on how far we reach, said Coon, adding he didnt like that requirement.

According to Mikeska, the $25 permit helps ensure the tree or trees would be removed by a professional in the tree removal industry.

However, Martin said requiring the permit is necessary and those permit requests for existing homeowners are rarely denied.

If they are cutting it down themselves or it is someone not qualified, that is the part I am worried about, Martin said. It doesnt negate the ability to cut trees; they just need to do it right. If we dont impose a permit, people will be out there with a chainsaw and there is going to be problems.

But Coon said the city shouldnt tell people whether they can remove trees on their property.

That bothers me, he said.

Martin maintained it was a safety issue.

If one falls on a house, we need to remember we allowed that to happen because we put no safety restrictions on it whatsoever when someone is taking out a big tree, Martin said. It could come down on a neighbors house, a neighbors fence, we dont know.

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Though much of Mondays meeting was dominated by a massive appeal from frustrated Malibu school community members, the City Council also deliberated a number of other items, including preferential parking permits at Point Dume and an idea to remove hundreds of eucalyptus trees throughout Malibu that could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Councilmember Laura Rosenthals proposed eucalyptus tree removal plan for the city which, according to the staff report, could call for removal of over 875 trees, brought out several community members to oppose the idea.

Eucalyptus trees are non-native, highly flammable trees that pose a fire danger, reads the agenda report.

City staff has estimated itcould cost $1,000 per tree, meaning close to $900,000. Many opponents cited environmental concerns, especially for monarch butterfly migration patterns.

Im speaking on behalf of the Malibu Monarch Project, said Pat Healy, the leader of the MMP.

It just so happens that the favorite roosting habitat of the monarchs is eucalyptus trees and sycamores here in Malibu, Healy said, so for these reasons we ask that you do not proceed to go forward with this project to remove the eucalyptus trees.

Council seemed to side with the community, as members Lou La Monte and Joan House did not mince words in their distaste for the tree removal plan.

I think spending all this money to chop down all these trees in Malibu is just not a good idea from my point of view, said La Monte.

This is another one of those issues that, you know, Im not going to support whats here tonight at all. But I can support, when theres time available, sending it to the environmental review board or public works, said House, adding, I dont think we vet things enough and this has to be vetted.

It was still a slight victory for Rosenthal, though, as Mayor Skylar Peak later called for what he named a comprehensive tree plan to be created by public works to study what the impact of the tree removal would be.

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The Jackson County Commission is looking to cut down the only remaining maple tree on the square that's nearly 150 years old.

Commission Chairman Matthew Hodges said a limb fell a couple of weeks ago, the tree is dying, and they see it as a safety issue to residents who come to the courthouse.

But some detractors said it's no more of a liability than the many mature pecan trees outside that are prone to shedding limbs.

The Jackson County Courthouse is known for its many mature trees on the square. At issue is the maple tree outside the main entrance that welcomes people to the courthouse.

Residents said at one time there were a total of three, but Mother Nature took its toll on two, and this is the last.

Hodges said they have the okay of the tree commission, but some said it doesn't even look as if the tree is dying. They said the county should have a comprehensive study done before resorting to destruction efforts. Mike Williamson, a concerned resident, said they could have a study done by experts from Auburn.

"I know they did everything in the world they could to try to save the trees that had been poisoned at Toomer's Corner," Williamson said. "There may be some things to be done to save this tree, to give us many more years of enjoyment."

Hodges said the tree is set for removal the weekend of Sept. 5.

Williamson said he plans to present a petition of names opposing the removal on Tuesday. If that doesn't work, Williamson said he's considering legal action.

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