Haidian Junior High sports ground extension–community residents call to save white cedar tree

Located in the green space between Haidian Junior High and Haidian Elementary School, the white cedar is a popular spot for local residents and students to cool off in the shade after an athletic workout. Following a decision by Haidian Junior High to move the white cedar in order to extent the school sports ground, parents from the local community expressed their concern at the low probability of successfully transplanting the tree and a negotiation meeting was convened with Tainan City Government. At the meeting, Haidian High School accepted a suggestion from tree-protection activists to prune the tree instead of transplanting. 

Local residents expressed the opinion that since trees are getting continually scarcer, we should strive to avoid transplanting. Planted 20 years ago when the school was built, the white cedar tree has grown along with the school and holds memories for countless people. By endeavoring to take care of the trees at Haidian Junior High School, an optimal school environment could be provided for the next hundred years. 

Haidian Junior High sports ground extension–community residents call to save white cedar tree   

URL:http://www.peopo.org/news/253243

(以下是中文對照)

海佃國中擴建籃球場─社區居民籲保留楝樹

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這一棵台灣楝樹，位於海佃國中與海佃國小的公園綠地交界處，是許多民眾與學生運動後乘涼的地方。但海佃國中為了擴建球場，決定將位於公園綠地與這棵楝樹移植，社區民眾家長憂心移植的成功性不高，由台南市政府召開協調會，護樹志工提出「以修剪代替移植」的建議，海佃國中也決定採用修剪這項方法。

附近居民表示，能不移植就盡量避免，因為現在的樹已經不多了，而這棵楝樹從國小建校開始，就一直在這裡，已經有約 20年的歷史，是許多人的回憶，應該好好照顧成為海佃國中的百年校樹，也是最佳的校園環境教育。