𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝑻𝑪 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎
We would like to give our thanks and congratulations to Rob, Ben and the entire Calne Town Council Grounds Team for delivering such a volume and diversity of trees during the recent tree planting season.
Our Vice-Chair assisted the team in some planting at Hillcroft recently, and managed to get a snap with Calne Town Mayor.
The total number of trees planted by CTC this season are:
• 650 Whips forming a new 125m hedge which will create a wildlife corridor joining up two existing hedges. The species selected were:
o Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
o Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)
o Common Hazel (Corylus avellana)
o European Spindle (Euonymus europaeus)
o European Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)
o Wild Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
• 14 Fruit / Nut trees. The species selected were:
o Medlar (Mespilus Germanica ‘Nottingham)
o Apple ‘Elstar’ (Malus domestica ‘Elstar’)
o Pear ‘Conference’ (Pyrus communis ‘Conference’)
o Quince ‘Vranga’ (Cydonia oblonga ‘Vranja’)
o Apple ‘Cox Orange Pippin’ (Malus domestica ‘Cox Orange Pippin’)
o Apple ‘Egremont Russet’ (Malus domestica ‘Egremont Russet)
o Apple ‘Ribston Pippin’ (Malus domestica ‘Ribston Pippin’)
o Apple ‘King of the Pippins’ (Malus domestica ‘King of the Pippins’)
o Apple ‘Reverend Wilks’ (Malus domestica ‘Reverend Wilks’)
o Cherry ‘Summer Sun’ (Prunus avium ‘Summer Sun’)
o Common Hazel (Corylus avellana)
• 31 Standards. The species selected were:
o Great White Cherry (Prunus serrulata ‘Tai Haku’)
o English Oak (Quercus robur)
o Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
o Crab Apple ‘Red Sentinel’ (Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’)
o European Hornbeam ‘Fastigiata’ (Carpinus Betulus ‘Fastigiata’)
o Crab Apple ‘Royalty’ (Malus ‘Royalty’)
o Himalayan Birch ‘Doorenbos’ (Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Doorenbos’ Multi Stem)
o Golden Chain Tree (Laburnum x watereri Vossii)
o Golden Weeping Willow (Salix x sepulcralis chrysocoma)
o English Yew (Taxus baccata)
