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Upchurch Parish Council has planted an English Oak tree at the Recreation Ground to commemorate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022.
The well established Oak from grower Majestic Trees was planted on the Oak Lane side of the Recreation Ground on Thursday 9th December, close to where one of the two Lime trees by the beacon stood previously. Both Lime trees became diseased unfortunately, and had to be removed recently.
A commemorative plaque will be added later, in time for next year's jubilee celebrations.
The Parish Council is liaising with a local arboriculturist and Lawrence Merton at Westmoor Nurseries regarding a planting scheme to replace the Poplar trees along the Chaffes Lane side of the Recreation Ground. The row of Poplar trees also became diseased and had to be removed recently for safety.
In June 1977, Upchurch Parish Council planted an Oak tree for The Queen’s Silver Jubilee celebrations with an accompanying commemorative plaque on the green known locally as Grannies Green near Bishop Lane. A second tree was later planted when the original appeared to die, but it recovered and became one of the two large Oaks that stand there today.
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