York City Council are in the process of regenerating
parts of the Shambles in Roman city York in North Yorkshire - Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma
gate, Walmgate and Fossgate.
The Council has recently changed the direction of
traffic along Fossgate to reduce the volume and overhauled the area which
included relaying the road surface and repaving the York stone paths, widening
the narrow footpaths, introducing street furniture and tree planting.
All of which they hope will make the area more
pleasing to the residents and attract more visitors to the area.
Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma gate and Walmgate will receive their makeover starting at the
end of March 2019.
They appointed local company JC Trees to install the
trees; a well-respected provider of professional tree care to Councils,
commercial and homeowners throughout Yorkshire.
JC Trees is a long-standing client of Green-tech and
put York City Council in touch with Green-tech’s specification team, gt
Specifier for assistance with product demonstrations and technical
information. Once the Council had decided which products were right for
them. JC Trees took responsibility for installing them.
Green-tech supplied everything needed for successfully
planting a tree in an urban landscape setting. This included the AborRaft tree
planting system which is strong geocellular units that lock together to form a
raft system that sits within the tree pit and provides load bearing
support.
Green-tree Subsoil was used as well as ArborRaft soil
which in conjunction with the ArborRaft system eliminates compaction of the
soil and growing media within the pit and offers an ideal growing environment
for trees in an urban setting to establish and flourish.
Green-tech’s new tree anchoring kit was specified to
secure the trees. The Mona tree irrigation system was chosen because of its
ease of install and effectiveness in delivering water to the tree roots at a
consistent level.
Gt RootBarrier was installed to protect the nearby
utility pipes from future damage of spreading tree roots. It effectively
controls the roots whilst protecting them from pollutants and acids in the
soil.
To finish, a contemporary cast iron tree guard and
grille was installed with bespoke etching specific to York City Council.
James Clapperton from JC Trees said: “I am delighted
with the overall look of the trees and I’m over the moon with the ease of
installation of all of the items but especially The ArborRaft System.
"This is the first time I have used this system
and it couldn’t have been simpler, yet incredibly effective. I’m really
impressed, as is York City Council who are already keen to carry out the next
phase of this project.”
Shaun Harrison from York City Council
added: “York City Council is extremely happy with the results. The trees
are looking great and have made a huge difference to the street.
"Feedback from
residents has been very positive so we are delighted with the outcome.”
