Plant. Ignore. Die. Repeat

Any budget for planting trees must include £ for maintenance & watering.

See also- McDonald Road, Granton, Picardy Place, Leith Links etc #TreesOfEdinburgh

Hugely frustrating whenever trees & money are wasted

@Edinburgh_CC @adamrmcvey https://twitter.com/NTBCC/status/1274043298525646850
https://twitter.com/andyheald/status/1264839545280958464?s=20
https://twitter.com/andyheald/status/1267367489094201346?s=20
https://twitter.com/andyheald/status/1269894433958506496?s=20
Failing to maintain newly planted trees was also happening pre-Covid https://twitter.com/LeithDocksHQ/status/1190292648554323969?s=20
It doesn't have to be all about the Council - work with "influencers" like @edinspotlight to help encourage people to look after the trees - https://twitter.com/edinspotlight/status/1265571607638130689?s=20
Get local people involved https://twitter.com/CassettaLuca/status/1266108701842313222?s=20
Get local companies involved https://twitter.com/yvonnemccathie/status/1266340994670309376?s=20
Use Apps like @TiCLme to record and connect me who will water trees https://twitter.com/TiCLme/status/1263373480336199681?s=20
Work with Arb & Tree professionals @ArbAssociation - we can learn from other Councils https://twitter.com/RBKingston/status/1269993145355436033?s=20
And https://twitter.com/wfcouncil/status/1273213558084579328?s=20
Please water y/our street trees - thanks -💚🌳💦 https://twitter.com/aalexandw/status/1273037096303951874?s=20
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