” After last Sunday's episode in via Cimarosa, in Vomero, when suddenly pieces of a large plane tree fell onto the roadway, with the risk of causing yet another tragedy with the possible loss of human life, it seems that a real psychosis is underway with regard to street trees, which, in recent days has already caused several fellings including that of two trees also in via Cimarosa near the fallen one - says Gennaro Capodanno, president of the Comitato Valori collinari -. At the center of attention this morning is another centuries-old plane tree, perhaps one of the oldest in Vomero, located in via Alvino almost at the intersection with via Cimarosa itself. An entire stretch of road has been temporarily cordoned off for the entire morning, for operations that, considering the size of the tree, are long and laborious ".
“Let’s be clear – continues Capodanno – it is right to carry out all the checks to safeguard the safety of passers-by. Perhaps if these interventions had been done in time, many plane trees, which were planted at the time of the birth of the “New District”, wanted by the law for the Redevelopment of Naples in 1885 and are therefore over a century old, could have been saved. In recent times, also due to the high level of pollution in the streets of the hilly district, the centuries-old plane trees have been attacked by various pathogens, including that of the so-called colored cancer. Damage has also been caused by the plane tree tingid that has infested the leaves, in addition to causing annoying stings to people “.
“In short – Capodanno points out – a state of abandonment of the already meager tree heritage which has led to the felling of numerous plane trees, as still testified today by the empty tree fountains, as demonstrated by a rich photographic dossier, published on the following page: https://youtu.be/tnl13OjZkrY from which a situation of precariousness and abandonment clearly emerges, with respect to which it is desirable that the appropriate measures are taken immediately".
Article published on 12 June 2019 - 20:07
