by Shane Sody
Most of us have been struggling to cope with the recent heat wave that’s been persisting not just in Adelaide but also across most of south-eastern Australia.
Just like you, some of the trees of your Adelaide Park Lands are struggling too. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Bonython Park / Tulya Wardli (Park 27).
You might recall that on 10 December, State Government contractors felled 13 large trees, near the Thebarton tram stop.
That was followed up shortly afterwards by deep excavations to lay sewerage pipes from the construction site for the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital…
Unfortunately, it seems that the excavations have severed irrigation to the remaining trees and lawn on this adjacent part of Bonython Park.
This is usually a well-irrigated part of your Park Lands.
However, photographers Peter Hanisch and Kim Woods have both expressed fears that these trees might be abour to die from a combination of heat stress and lack of water.
The City Council has been notified.
Top (banner): a river red gum fallen on 30 January on the river’s edge in nearby Helen Mayo Park. Pic: John Bridgland.
