AS part of Arbor month, Westville Conservancy, Keep Westville Beautiful, City’s Park and Recreational Department and Team Tyson spent a couple of hours on Saturday morning, September 18 planting along Lancaster Terrace between the Maryvale and Dawncliffe bridges, bordering the N3.
This was a fantastic team effort as 60 trees were planted on the day.
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Westville Conservancy’s Jenni Bell said the invasive gum, other trees and shrubs along this boundary, were cut down several years ago. This left Lancaster Terrace residents exposed to traffic fumes, noise and no privacy.
“Some tree and shrub planting has been done by local residents and conservation groups over the years. There were still large, open gaps that needed filling, not only to rectify the screening and pollution problem, but also to restore the valuable vegetation and the natural corridor that has been lost,” she said.
According to Bell, the planting of diverse local species will help restore the natural biodiversity, provide a barrier and will improve the aesthetics along the busy road.
The conservancy provided a variety of locally indigenous trees, including Acacia karroo (tree of the year), Apodytes dimidiata, Brachylaena discolor, Celtis africana, Erythrina caffra and C. lysistemon, Ficus (mixed variety), Harpephyllum caffrum, Protorhus, Psychotria, Searsia as well as large shrubs.
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She added they were grateful to Tyson Properties that made a donation towards the trees and for the team of four people, Team Tyson, who assisted with the planting.
“Thank you to Poles Galore for supplying the support poles for the young trees and thank you to Muni Parks and Gardens for supplying a water truck and three helpers. We also had a number of volunteers from Westville Conservancy who got stuck into the planting, picked up the trees, poles and compost and delivered to the site,” said Bell.
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