105 trees planted to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Posted on November 27 2012

Morton has many notable trees including the Oak Tree at the Centre of England, the Horse Chestnut recognised as one of 50 Great British Trees in celebration of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, the Lime Tree planted in 1863 to commemorate the marriage of the Prince of Wales, trees planted in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee and the Yew Tree planted in 1911 to commemorate the Coronation of King George V.

Many of these trees were planted a long time ago and have been part of our village for generations. It’s important that we plant trees for the benefit of future generations so on the afternoon of 11th November around 20 volunteers planted 105 trees provided free of charge by the Woodland Trust as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, including one sapling from a Royal Estate.

After an appeal in the last Morton Messenger, a total of 20 volunteers turned out on the afternoon of 11th November with sleeves rolled up and spades at the ready.

Derby County Council’s Biodiversity Projects Officer, Nick Moyles, advised on where the trees should be planted. Each tree was planted with a cane to help support the tree and a perspex protector to keep away hungry wildlife.

It was very disappointing to those of us working to improve our village to see over 60 of these trees stolen or destroyed within the first 7 days after planting.