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$ ha]ardous tree in the centre of Horsham¶s Bradbury Car 3ark will be removed with a replacement tree to be planted in autumn. 5ecently, limbs have fallen and damaged vehicles, creating a risk for users of the carpark that must be managed. Horsham 5ural City Council 'irector ,nfrastructure -ohn 0artin said the large /emon Scented Gum is regarded as a significant tree and all options to save it have been explored. ³The tree has been assessed twice by a Council arborist and once by an independent arborist who all recommended removal of the tree or exclusion of vehicles and pedestrians,´ 0r 0artin said. ³Excluding pedestrians and vehicles from the area is not an option as the area retuired to be fenced would include up to 1 parking bays and at least one traffic lane would also need to be closed. ³Tree cabling, in which limbs in danger of falling are tied back to the trunk, is also not likely to be effective as even the smaller limbs that have fallen from this tree, and which are not suitable for cabling, are up to 100mm in diameter. Taking into account the height they fall from and their weight, they could cause a catastrophic incident. ³/opping the tree to the degree necessary would damage the structural integrity of the tree and potentially create a greater risk of large parts of the tree falling,´ he said. 0r 0artin said a suitable replacement tree would be planted when conditions were suitable in autumn. ³This will be a 5ose Gum $ngophora Costata which is a large, wide and spreading tree that will grow to a height of between 1 m and 2 m,´ he said. ³,n time, this will provide excellent shade for car park users.´