25-year-old tree will now get new home

25-year-old tree will now get new home
Bangalore, DHNS:
BET, with the assistance of Chennai-based landscaping company, Masterplan, has undertaken the task of saving some trees, which otherwise will be axed for the proposed Metro Rail project. The plan is to transplant 10 of 31 trees to be chopped on M G Road.


A 25-year-old tree (Tabebula Rosea specie) was transplanted on Sunday from its original location on M G Road promenade to Manekshaw Parade ground, as part of a “save green campaign” by the Bangalore Environment Trust (BET).
BET, with the assistance of Chennai-based landscaping company, Masterplan, has undertaken the task of saving some trees, which otherwise will be axed for the proposed Metro Rail project. The plan is to transplant 10 of 31 trees to be chopped on M G Road.
Trustee and Administrator of BET G Goverdhan said the work on lifting the tree (after carefully cutting its roots) started around 5 am using two cranes. By 8 am, it was shifted to its new location on the ground (on Brigade Road-M G Road corner). The defence officials have allowed transplantation of these trees in the ground.
A huge pit of 15 feet width and 7 feet depth has been dug up where the tree was transplanted. “Transplantation is a technical job and only experts can do it. Right from pruning of branches to cutting of roots to lifting it and transplanting it to the new place, needs to be done carefully. Even a slight mistake will lead to failure,” he explained.
The crucial point in this process is when the transplanted tree is taken care of. Extreme care has to be taken for 45 days to ensure that the tree survives. If everything goes fine, it will sprout, he added.