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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 08, 2019

QUESTION NO. 51

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on how many new Trees are planned for each year of the new council In order to tackle climate change and in what locations will these be planted ? what type of Trees are envisaged ?

REPLY:

The Council's Tree Mangement Policy 'Living with Trees' outlines the Council's committment to tree planting as does the Climate Change Action Plan. In addition all new developments and Council projects will consider opportunities for tree planting. Locations will include street and road margins, open spaces areas, parks etc. The tree type will vary according to the location but will be based on the Right Tree Right Place as outlined in the Tree Management Policy. The Council has budgeted to plant 1,300 trees in 2019. The Council has also provide two tree trails in the County - one in Sean Walsh Park and the Ogham Tree trail in Dodder Valley Park. This encourages and develops interest in trees and provides information on different tree types.

The list below is a sample of some of the trees planted in recent years.

Street Trees

Acer campestre ‘Elsrijk’ Field maple 10-15m

Acer platanoides ‘Globosum’ Maple 6-8m

Amelanchier arborea ‘Robin Hill’ Serviceberry 5-10m

Betula albosinensis ‘Fascination’ Chinese Birch 10-15m

Betula pendula Silver Birch 10-15m

Betula utilis ‘Jacquemontii’ Himalayan Birch

Carpinus betulus ‘Frans Fontaine’ Hornbeam 10-15m

Corylus colurna Turkish hazel 10-15m

Crataegus monogyna ‘Stricta’ Hawthorn 5-10m

Malus trilobata Crab Apple 5-7m

Malus tschonoskii Crab Apple 5-7m

Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ Ornamental Pear 10-15m

Sorbus aucuparia (Cultivars) Rowan 10-15m

Sorbus aria ‘Lutescens’ Whitebeam 7-10m

Sorbus discolor Chinese Rowan 7-10m

Sorbus intermedia ‘Brouwers’ Swedish Whitebeam 10-15m

Sorbus ‘Sheerwater Seedling’ Rowan Hybrid 10-15m

Sorbus x thuringiaca ‘Fastigiata’ Rowan Hybrid 7-10m

Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’ Small leaved Lime 10-15m

Trees with a larger mature size will also be planted as street trees when appropriate to the location.

Examples of large growing species to be considered for planting may include:

Latin Name Common name Height at Maturity

Alnus cordata Italian alder 15-20m

Betula ermanii Ermans Birch 15-20m

Juglans regia Walnut 15-20m

Quercus ilex Holm Oak 20m +

Robinia pseudoacacia False acacia 15-20m