Tremelo (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – 9 old oak trees in Tremelo face removal due to illness. Natuurpunt’s Roelant Lauwers urges expert care instead. Mayor Bert De Wit supports protecting valuable trees through a special list.
9 old oak trees in the corner of Parkeheidestraat and Bakelstraat in Baal, part of the municipality of Termelo, province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. They have been there for over 100 years. However, the trees are not healthy. The town has decided to cut down 3 of them because they are not healthy.
A group called Natuurpunt wants to save the trees. They believe the trees are sick because of the new buildings that were built near them. Natuurpunt thinks the trees can be saved if they are taken care of properly, such as by pruning and getting help from a tree specialist. They want people to help them save the trees.
Will Tremelo’s historic Oaks be preserved or cut?
Natuurpunt is concerned about the rapid felling of the trees. They said the trees have existed for a very long time and form part of the history of the region. Roelant Lauwers of Natuurpunt feels the trees can be saved. He thinks the trees can be healthy again if they get help from a tree expert.
He wants the people who own the land to hire a tree expert to help the trees. Natuurpunt is worried about people cutting down trees without trying to save them first, especially when the trees are old and important. They think that the trees are important for the environment and for the people who live in the area.
Roelant Lauwers from Natuurpunt says that trees like the oaks in Baal are too valuable to cut down without thinking about it carefully. Lauwers says that trees are important because they make the area look nice and are part of the history of the place.
He also says that trees are important for the environment because they provide shade, help cool the air, and help fight climate change. Lauwers thinks that cities should keep a list of all the important trees so that they can be protected when people want to build new things.
The mayor of Tremelo, Bert De Wit, supports the idea of protecting important trees. He is working with other towns in the area to create a list of all the valuable trees. The mayor says that they are already using this list when they decide whether to let people cut down trees.
