In an effort to keep it’s school’s buildings from being damaged, St Andrew’s Preparatory School has chopped down a few trees in front the school recently.
In an effort to keep it’s school’s buildings from being damaged, St Andrew’s Preparatory School has chopped down a few trees in front the school recently.
A newsletter which was sent to parents stated that the school is chopping down the trees because they are damaging the paving and that they are too close to the school building. It also states that the decision was made by the school’s maintenance committee.
The headmaster of the school, Graham Gooden says that they have already chopped down some exotic trees but these will be replaced with indigenous trees in the near future. In areas where trees have been removed Gooden says they will be replaced with other trees including, white stinkwood (cannebos) and yellowwood.
He added that the removed trees will also be replaced by 30 indigenous trees and shrubs."We are now planting user friendly trees to replace all that we have taken out," he said.
However, the trees that have been chopped down include indigenous fig and coral trees. Gooden says that the trees have been planted too close to the school’s historic buildings. With regards to the damage caused by the roots, there are cracks in the paving and Gooden believes that it can be dangerous.
He added that the school is using it’s own maintanance team to chop down the trees which take them a while depending on the size of the tree.
