The death of red maple trees in Hanoi

Hundreds of red maple trees withered, many dead trees on the street Nguyen Chi Thanh – Tran Duy Hung (Hanoi).

The Hanoi People’s Committee has just decided to replace hundreds of red maple trees on the median strip of Nguyen Chi Thanh – Tran Duy Hung route. These plants were tested from January 2018. In which, there are 119 trees on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street and Tran Duy Hung Street with 143 trees. It is expected to bring the color of Europe in the heart of Hanoi, but after 3 years, the maple tree is always in a withered state. As noted by Zing on April 5, many trees showed signs of dry death. The plants that do better will produce half green, half yellow leaves, lacking vitality. According to statistics, 45 trees have died, the remaining 217 trees have poor growth. Many branches are withered, just a slight impact can also break. Talking with Zing, Mr. Le Huy Cuong, an expert of the Vietnam Association of Forestry Science and Technology, evaluated the characteristics of red-leaf maple trees that are not suitable for the tropical climate of Vietnam and especially in the metropolitan area. market like Hanoi. In temperate countries, in autumn, maple leaves turn red or orange and then fall off when winter comes. However, according to the report of the reporter in the last 3 seasons, this line is always in a state of not turning red and withered. According to Ms. Le Thi Tam, a resident at 91 Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, every few months, the workers remove some dead trees. “These trees only show a few green leaves and just disappear, so they lose their aesthetics and bring no shade,” she said. Previously, at a workshop on trees and lakes in early 2018, the Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee at that time Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung said that about a year after planting, the city could completely “tropicalize”. like maple trees and they still bear the same color as when grown in European climates. As an alternative, the Hanoi Department of Construction proposes to plant small-leaf almond trees, 10-15 cm in diameter, 6-8 m in height, or intercrop between small leaf balm and oil palm 40- 60 cm, about 2 m high. The Hanoi Department of Construction plans to plant new trees in April and complete before the holidays April 30 and May 1.