Woman who planted nature reserve trees ‘distraught’ over removal

The native trees Ms Rosenblatt planted with her friend included hazel, hornbeam, hawthorn, beech, and field maple.

She told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that since the trees were removed in May, she can no longer bring herself to step foot inside the park to remember her friend.

“This was a place I just had to go to talk to him. I was distraught. I’ve never experienced pain like that. Never,” she said.

A few months after the planting, a Harrow Council officer threatened to have the trees removed.