Point taken ladies, however you do not know the whole story!
Point 1: I
bet the people in the houses aren't too happy either.These people have been asking for years for me to remove them as they have been covering the view they want to see.
Our Allotments are situated at the edge of a wooded park some of which you can see in the link below, and that is what they want to see, not these two ungainly unkept specimens!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tee_gee/albums/72157630359326768Add to that they love to see my beds of Veg, Chrysants & Dahlias.
http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Chrysanthemum/Chrys%20pics/06-Chrysanthemums.jpgPoint 2: Over the last 20-25 years I have re-planted dozens of Oak seedlings as a result of Squirrel caches which they have forgotten about and they have germinated.
In fact the Oak I have had removed is one such tree!
Point 3: I would have realigned my plot as the trees.Impractical! What I should have done is re-sited the little seedling I saw in 1994 like I do with the dozens of other seedlings I find on my plot each year.
Point 4: My crops are suffering more & more each year as the trees develop, and yes it was
my call to remove them, more so now that I have got rid of one of my plots I want to utilise my only allotment for growing edibles not trees!
Point 5: The plot holders (including myself) have built a butterfly garden at the top of the plots where we used to have our "Open Day Picnic"
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tee_gee/albums/72157630358839744So all in all I think I have done my bit over the years for wildlife on the allotments what with Bug & Bird boxes in my Apple trees etc.
http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Wildlife/Bug%20box.jpghttp://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Wildlife/P1240107.JPGPlus I have improved the view for the tenants of the houses.
BTW The logs from the trees now form the embankment of a stream that we are re-directing to ensure the plots do not flood.
So now water life such as frogs & toads have shelter among the logs at the edge of the stream.
I can understand you saying what you did, but I think you will now agree now that you have these additional facts my actions were well thought out and not made in haste!
BTW I hope no one takes offence to my reply, in hind site I perhaps should have given you all more information on what I did in the first place!
Well at least as a result of this misunderstanding you get to have a look at some summery pictures during these bleak freezing cold days!
Enjoy!....Tg