Or at least the fairly recently re-vamped bit, where the Council removed a bit of road and installed a cycle lane. Which is good (as far as it goes).
Why are we here? Easton Way is a dual carriageway connecting the Parkway (M32) with Barton Hill Roundabout. But why, in Ginkgo Fortnight (maybe month, soon), is this important we hear you all cry?
It's interesting.
Easton Way has a central reservation filled with London Planes. They were planted as whips (very small trees) and have grown very well over the years to become a magnificent line of trees in the centre of - it has to be said - a rather ugly and inappropriate transport corridor in north east central Bristol.
The trouble with large trees is that they (so we are told by the Parks Department) need lots of space. So we'd expect the even wider 'island' created by the new bike path to accommodate some nice large trees.
But no. Sadly, the 'officers' in Bristol City Council saw fit to plant... A Line Of Ginkgos (and a Pine - nice).
Here at BristolStreetGinkgos we rejoice, not in the opportunities missed to protect ourselves and future generations from climate change by planting large trees, no, we rejoice in the planting of Ginkgos, in Ginkgo City.
Ginkgos are Chinese.
And most of what we already consume here in Bristol comes from China.
Ergo, Ginkgos are the future!!!
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