Two red oak trees in Llandrindod Wells planted after World War Two are to be felled because of disease, Powys County Council has confirmed.
The trees, part of a group planted in the shape of a cross to mark the fundraising efforts in Brecknockshire and Radnorshire for the Red Cross, are diseased and have become dangerous. The trees are located on Princes Avenue.
Andy Dodgson, the council’s Senior Outdoor Recreation Officer, said: “We have our trees surveyed regularly to assess their safety and the last survey picked up that these two trees had become fungally diseased and were dying, making them likely to drop their branches.
“The surveyor recommended that we fell them and monitor the rest of the group. We have contacted the Red Cross to inform them of the situation and they are happy for us to proceed and are also willing to contribute towards planting replacement trees more suited to the site conditions.”
A commemorative plaque on the site explains that £35,467 was raised by the Counties of Brecon and Radnor for the services of the Red Cross Agriculture Fund in World War Two.
