Plans have been revealed for work on 13 protected trees in Southampton.

Extensive maintenance work is due to be carried out on several protected trees outside South Haven Lodge Care Home in Southampton.

The proposed actions include crown raising, height reduction, and lateral trimming of various tree species at 69-73 Portsmouth Road.

The application is under consideration by Southampton City Council.

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Proposals for two of the Western Red Cedars (T1/T2) include a crown raise to 5.5 meters and a reduction of half a meter on the sides facing the car park and road.

These measures would leave branch lengths of 2 meters and facilitate better clearance on the road whilst maintaining a uniform crown.

A slightly different approach will be taken with the Eucalyptus (T3).

The plan suggests removing an over-extended limb on the car park side, and reducing the remaining north side by 1.5 meters.

This would leave branch lengths of 4 meters.

The Lime trees (T4/T5) on the property are set to undergo a process known as pollarding.

This technique aims to reduce the height of the trees back to visible pollard points at around 9 meters and 12 meters respectively from ground level.

A London Plane tree (T6), with branches extending over the property, will see its east-facing branches shortened by 4 meters, resulting in a final length of 4.5 meters.

Three other Lime specimens (T7/T8/T9) are marked for a height reduction of 5 meters, which aims to leave a final height of around 14 meters.

This operation is said to help prevent the regrowth from pollarding from breaking over the home's garden area.

Two further London Plane trees (T10/T11), along with an Oak (T12) and another Lime (T13), will undergo a similar procedure.

Their sides will be trimmed by 1.5 meters, their heights brought down by 2.5 meters, leaving 4.5-meter-long branches and a final height of 15 meters.

The final plant on the list, a Leylandii hedge (TG1), will be reduced by a significant 8 meters, down to a height of 8 meters.

This ambitious trim is hoped to allow more light into the property and limit the chance of Leylandii stem failure in years to come.