Putney’s First Community Orchard
Community Groups with the help of Justine Greening MP plant trees for the future
The Dover House Estate
Residents Association and the
Putney Society have worked
together to create Putney’s
first community orchard. With the costs being shared between the two groups.
On Saturday 2 December,
a group of Putney Society,
DEHRA, and Roehampton Garden Society members,
with Justine Greening MP lending a hand, gathered on
the small green half way up Dover House Road (on the
east side) to plant the young trees. There are two
apples, two pears, one cherry and one medlar - plus an
extra apple tree which was a gift from an allotment
holder member of the Garden Society. So, seven small
fruit trees - all staked, fertilised and ready to flower
next spring. The neighbouring residents have promised
to water the trees next summer, if we have a dry spell.
It is hoped that Putney’s next community orchard will
be planted by the Putney
Community Gardeners who
work on the Ashburton
Estate.
The Putney Society was also
involved in the planting of
a replacement conifer tree
in Wandsworth Park in
December. It was to
replace an earlier conifer
which had been removed
after being severely
damaged in a storm a couple of years ago.
The new tree, a Cedrus Deodara (Himalayan Cedar, see
left), is one of only two conifers in the park. Justine
Greening led the planting effort - helped by local school
children, organised by the Friends of Wandsworth Park.
The Panel is looking for more opportunities for
expenditure from the Society’s Tree Fund. Can you
think of a good location for another community
orchard? Why not put your proposal on the forum.
January 16, 2018