Not Thriving

This sycamore is not far from Cowsick bog. Each year it gets to June in apparently healthy condition. By mid July it is looking very sad.

First impression of the group of birches behind the young oak here suggests they are doing well. A careful look will reveal a bare stem in the centre dating back nearly ten years to the time that SWT tried to poison all trees in sight. Many succumbed having put up a brave fight but one or two survived albeit impaired. They can be identified by the existence of bare branches among other healthy ones.