Suwon City to Remove Defective 'Street Tree Protection Plates'

Tree Guard Plate

The city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province is set to remove tree guards.

On the 3rd, Suwon City announced that it will remove tree guards and old-style guards, which hinder the growth of street trees and pose a risk of pedestrian accidents, by May 19.

Accordingly, the city will focus on removing tree guards that no longer fit due to the increased circumference of the tree trunks and old-style guards that disrupt the surrounding scenery among the approximately 33,000 tree guards.

If the tree guard does not fit due to the increased trunk circumference, it can hinder the growth of the street tree and protrude upwards, posing a risk of accidents to pedestrians.

The city plans to sequentially install expanded rectangular-type guards on the trees from which the old guards have been removed by 2028.

A city official explained, "We plan to remove all aged tree guards that hinder tree growth and pose a risk of pedestrian accidents."

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