Friday, November 17, 2017

Huge void created on city's river bank now Lavender's historic Camphor Laurel tree gone

From the Maitland Mercury report:
The death knell has finally sounded for the historic Camphor Laurel tree at Lavender’s Riverside Cafe leaving a huge void on the city’s river bank landscape.
The final branch fell on Tuesday setting the scene for a not so shady or leafy cafe environment.
The landmark tree was marked for destruction after its huge scale reportedly caused significant maintenance issues due to leaf litter and associated water damage.

Full article available at Maitland Mercury, November 15 2017.