Towering above a graffiti-covered timber fence and a grim, boarded-up house is a natural “landmark” a small Aussie community doesn’t want to lose. They’re determined to fight a plan to axe two towering eucalyptus trees that can be seen from almost anywhere in the increasingly urbanised Melbourne suburb of Thornbury.Local woman Rebecca Hart has been working to save the twin sugar gums, which are estimated to have grown on the corner block for over a century. “They’re majestic. Looking at them takes you somewhere else. These landmarks have stood tall regardless of all the development that’s happened here,” she told Yahoo News.Trees of this size are increasingly rare in Australia. And Hart is concerned that approval to axe these two giants could create a precedent which could result in her suburb becoming increasingly denuded of nature.Looking generally at large tree removal in urban centres, pu… Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK
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