A THREE-year plan for managing trees affected by Ash Dieback has been drawn up by Worcester City Council.
The council plans to remove or prune trees which pose a health and safety risk, but will try to avoid large scale felling, so that people can continue to enjoy the city’s parks, open spaces and woodlands.
Ash Dieback leads to leaf loss and dead branches and can cause lesions at the base of the tree. It also makes it more prone to secondary infections. Once infection is apparent, few trees survive longer than four years.
Latest survey figures show that three-quarters of the city’s remaining Ash trees are healthy or only showing early stages of Ash Dieback, but around five percent are seriously affected.