Trees in Sunderland

Sunderland City Council is committed to preserving and enhancing trees and woodland within its control.

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  Protected trees

  Trees may be protected by either a Tree Preservation Order or by virtue of being within a Conservation Area

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  Caring for your own trees

  Choosing a tree surgeon or arborist can be a difficult proposition and if not done properly could lead to injury, damage to property and irrevocable damage to your trees

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  Benefits of trees

  Trees play an extremely important role in the landscape and environmental quality of an area however it is very difficult to quantify or justify these benefits

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  Who to contact

  Some times it's difficult to know who to contact if you have a question about trees. It depends on who owns the tree and where it is growing

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  Planning - high hedges

  If you have concerns about a high hedge the council may be able to help in certain circumstances

• Downloadable forms

  Downloadable forms (including a brief description for each) that relate to trees and working on trees

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  Ash tree infection

  A highly contagious infection - Ash Die-back - can wipe out the affected tree and spread to other Ash trees extremely quickly.