"Thanks for your query. These are a variety of cypress
tree (possibly Italian) but I’m not 100% sure. The effect is unusual and
has likely come about as a result of damage (vandalism) when the trees were
young, forcing the trees to produce new leaders, which is what we see in the
strange shapes. Ironic that vandalism can result in something visually
creative sometimes!"
When I thanked him he added this:
"It was an educated guess that this is what happened to them,
based on their form. It is possible that the result is genetic but I
would still argue that damage at the formative stage was the most likely cause."
Do you remember those very twisted 'Pines' around the Goring area? They were battered into strange shapes by the strong coastal winds, and looked very exotic.
ReplyDeleteCan't say I do.
DeleteThey’re Certainly a curious shape!
ReplyDeleteAren't they. I thought they must be some special species but it seems not.
DeleteWhat an intriguing reply from the council.
ReplyDeleteHe, obviously, wasn't here when the trees were planted so is doing his best. It was good to get a reply.
DeleteThey look very lively, as though they are taking a quick stroll around the park.
ReplyDeleteThey do, don't they.
DeleteThey are pretty easy trees to damage and change the shape of I guess.
ReplyDeleteSomeone must have had a great time cutting the tops off them all.
DeleteA wonderful answer from the council. Doesn't surprise me at all. Another thing nzers are good at (or were in my memory)is politeness.
ReplyDeleteI once got a very polite from your traffic police when I wrote to them explaining that I was a 'foreigner' and couldn't understand how you could park 'backwards' (facing the wrong way) and they not only replied but let me off?
Not quite sure about the "parking backwards" It reminds me of when my parents were over here (early 1970's) my mother insisted in crossing to the other side of the road and parking facing the traffic which is illegal here.
DeleteYes, that's it! We park any old way over here, which I explained to them with lots of colourful examples
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