Some would consider the oak trees synonymous with Knysna so when the Knysna Municipality began cutting them down, there were a lot of disturbed residents. In Grey Street, particularly, it was noticeable as the majority were felled across three blocks and most of the others trimmed severely. R702 000 was budgeted for the removal and pruning of 160 trees. Christopher Bezuidenhout (Manager of Communications & Customer Relations) ‘explained’ that: “The last twenty years has seen a deterioration of the trees due to age and or growing conditions. Most of the … Read the full article…