Berkeley Square Tree Is Britain’s Most Valuable

The London Tree Officer’s Association has devised a system which lets them calculate the value of trees on public streets. Having applied their system to various parts of London, they have come to the conclusion that a plane Tree in Berkeley Square in Britain’s most valuable tree, coming in at £750,000.

Their system works out the “value” of a tree by taking into account factors such as its health, size and historical significance. The purpose of the Capital Asset Value for Amenity Trees system (CAVAT) is to increase the burden of proof required by insurers who blame the trees for subsidence and seek to have them cut down.

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