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LAST week, I spent a few days in Edinburgh’s New Town. Taking a stroll in the evening, when windows were lit and the Firth of Forth beckoned in the dusk, it was possible to imagine you were in one of the most beautiful cities on earth. The elegance of the tenements and crescents, the grandeur of an immaculately planned, artistically peerless quarter, is still almost as breath-taking today as when it was conceived two and a half centuries ago. Since then, of course, the world has moved on, and architecture with it. Nowhere is this more glaringly apparent than in the capital.
THE oldest walnut tree in the North-East has been discovered growing quietly in a garden, as it has done for the last 300 years and more. It is behind the hall of a copper mine king in Middleton Tyas, near Scotch Corner, and with a girth of 550cms, it overshadows the previously known “champion” trees of the area by more than a metre.
The 300 year old walnut tree at West Hall, Middleton Tyas There are two main types of walnut tree in this country: the English walnut, which originates from Persia, and the rarer black walnut, which comes from North America and has an extremely hard shell.
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Prince Albert s parks manager has urged City council to bring in contractors to help deal with the backlog of trees that need to be cut down or removed. Herald file photo.
Prince Albert’s parks manager has recommended the City bring in outside contractors to help deal with the overwhelming number of trees that need to be pruned or removed inside City limits.
Parks Manager Tim Yeaman told council there are at least 38,074 trees city crews need to visit. That number does not include trees in City parks, or natural forests within City boundaries.
Yeaman said the high number of unattended trees could lead to significant damage, and in some cases loss of life, especially during severe wind conditions or thunderstorms.
THE oldest walnut tree in the North-East has been discovered growing quietly in a garden, as it has done for the last 300 years and more. It is behind the hall of a copper mine king in Middleton Tyas, near Scotch Corner, and with a girth of 550cms, it overshadows the previously known “champion” trees of the area by more than a metre.
The 300 year old walnut tree at West Hall, Middleton Tyas There are two main types of walnut tree in this country: the English walnut, which originates from Persia, and the rarer black walnut, which comes from North America and has an extremely hard shell.