​Trees to be removed from Cromwell Greenway in June

Central Otago District Council contractors will be removing a number of over-mature Pinus radiata trees from the Cromwell Greenway to the south of the Gair Ave - Jollys Road intersection from Tuesday 4 June.

The Council has received a number of requests from adjacent neighbours asking for the trees to be removed because they have become too big for the area they are in.

It is believed they are remnant trees from former farmland left when this part of Cromwell was developed. This section of greenway will be cordoned off while tree felling work is undertaken. It is expected to take about a week to 10 days to complete the works.

The logs will be disposed of for firewood and chip from the slash used to mulch the Council's garden areas in Cromwell.

Replacement trees of a more suitable species will be replanted.