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Pollarding of trees in Los Altos Park in Sandown. Picture by Jane Cresdee. WORK to pollard huge trees at Los Altos Park in Sandown has drawn criticism from residents of the town due to the severity of the cutback. The Isle of Wight Council says the Holm Oak trees will be maintained as pollards from now on with an annual pruning cycle, and a native more suitable species will be planted in a parallel line. However resident Jane Cresdee said it was difficult to capture the severity in pictures, but the work amount to a chainsaw massacre . She said the park was in the process of destruction and it had left residents of Sandown dismayed and in shock about what is being done .
A MAJOR tree cutting operation is underway at Los Altos Park in Sandown, and one concerned resident has described it as using a hammer to crack a nut . Christopher Saunders of Fairfield Gardens, whose property backs on to the railway line, fears the work is excessive and will serve only to impinge the aesthetic of the park. The Isle of Wight Council says the trees will be maintained as pollards from now on with an annual pruning cycle reducing the risk to the public. The local authority says it has a duty of care to manage the risk posed by the trees, and it has become necessary for them to be cut back.
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