French sycamore with its roots poured with cement.
Reporter Ma Yanjie
After a long period of high temperature and little rain, the two consecutive autumn rains not only bring coolness to people, but also let the street sidewalk trees enjoy ganlin. However, Mr. Chang, a citizen who lives in the old city, called this newspaper to reflect that although it was raining, many Fatong trees on Guangling Road could not drink "quench their thirst" because the root ponds of Fatong were hardened by many merchants.
Multiple tree ponds were filled with cement by merchants
Citizens ask for help
"As long as it is close to the fatong tree pond in front of the business house, most of it has been transformed and filled in with cement." Mr. Chang said that many of the fatongs on both sides of Guangling Road were planted in the 1950s, and they witnessed the changes in the street, and in the summer, the tall fatong branches were like a large umbrella that stretched out, bringing shade to the hot summer. The main trunk of the Fa Tong on this road is thick and strong, and no adult can hold it, especially the entangled roots on the ground are like natural tree carvings. In order to make the trees grow better, a square tree pond is built under each tree tree, and the tree pond is filled with soil. Due to the long age of the tree, the roots of the tree have long been filled or grown out of the tree pond, some are high and bulging, and some are exposed to the direction of the lane.
Mr. Chang introduced that Guangling Road is a mixed lane, mixed with motorized and non-motorized vehicles, there is no formal sidewalk, and the width between the passage in front of some businesses and the lane is less than 1 meter. In recent years, some merchants have continuously transformed the tree pond, reduced the height of the tree pond, and filled it with cement, and some have also repaired the roots of the trees exposed to the ground and poured cement. These practices can affect the growth of the tree, because the roots are suffocated for a long time, unable to grow freely, and lack of water replenishment.
This summer, the continuous high temperature and little rain, looking at the sealed tree pond, Mr. Chang is very worried about the growth status of the tung. Even on rainy days, it is difficult for rainwater to completely penetrate from the cement gap to the roots, and it is hoped that the relevant departments can return the roots of these trees to "freedom" and let them "breathe" and "drink freely" freely.
Reporters visit
There are indeed cases of deliberate destruction of tree growth
Recently, the reporter came to Guangling Road to visit, after entering the autumn, the Fatong on both sides of the road is still green, the lush leaves gently shake in the breeze and drizzle, and the people walking under the trees feel comfortable. Guangling Road is an east-west road, the road on both sides of the dense shops, the roadside there are hospitals, fresh supermarkets, small restaurants, farmers markets, etc., out of this street, living on both sides of the street residents of the old city can purchase all daily necessities, and these Standing on the side of the road is the most beautiful scenery of this street.
The tall tung trees not only have thick and interlaced branches, but also have huge roots under the trunk, which are very attractive. Some of the ponds of the Fatong trees farther away from the shops are still in their original form, have not been destroyed, and you can see the square tree ponds on the spot, and the strong roots of the trees have been deeply rooted in the soil.
The reporter saw that most of the ponds of the Fatong trees close to the shops were hardened, the cement was filled in around the roots, and some of the tree ponds looked like they had hardened for a long time, and the roots under the cement cracked the cement surface. Due to the thick trunk and dense branches, although the sky is drizzling, only a small amount of rain falls under the tree. Many residents passing by Guangling Road said that many merchants on both sides of the street will transform the tree pond in order to facilitate their own entry and exit, and "the tree is high and leafy, tied to the root depth", the tree roots need to breathe and absorb water normally, and a layer of cement surface is added above the roots, which is equivalent to isolating the roots from the outside world, which belongs to the artificial destruction of tree growth.
Why harden tree pools? Multiple merchants responded that the store was rented, not remodeled by them. They all said that the tung in front of the door is too close to the store, the tree pond affects the entrance and exit of the store, and after the tree pond is filled, it is convenient for passage, and it is not considered whether it affects the growth of trees.
Expert answers
Close the tree pond with cement
Affects tree growth
"The size of the tree pond in different sections is different, and the tree pond must be permeable and breathable." Sun Guiping, a researcher-level senior engineer in Yangzhou, introduced that the Guangling Road Fatong tree pond has a greater impact on tree growth after being hardened by cement, and over a long period of time, it will lead to the growth of root deformities, and the growth of trees will also weaken, because the root permeability of trees will become poor, and the moisture will be difficult to penetrate. After the tree pond is hardened, it must be dismantled under professional guidance, and it cannot be smashed at will to affect the growth of the root system.
Department response
Expert on-site inspection
Take the plan and deal with it
In response to the unauthorized transformation of tree ponds by many merchants on Guangling Road, the staff of the Construction Section of the Guangling District Housing and Construction Bureau said that the staff had gone to the scene to check that there were indeed many tree ponds that were closed by the merchants with cement.
Urban sidewalk trees belong to public greening, and no unit or individual may change the use of greening without authorization, nor may it destroy public greening. In the near future, experts will be arranged to inspect the site, come up with a plan, and then deal with it in a targeted manner to remove the hardened surface without damaging the trees.
【Source: Yangzhou Network_Yangzhou Minsheng】
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