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Needled over a pine; Under threat: Monkey puzzle tree.
The Daily Mail (London, England)
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May 24, 2008
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Byline: Beth Hale
FOR 150 years, it has stood in splendid serenity on the village green,harming no one and pleasing many.
Over the decades, the monkey puzzle tree at West Cross, near Swansea, became amuch-loved local landmark.
But now it is facing the chop & because, in modern Britain, the needle-likepoints of its leaves are deemed a danger to health and safety.
One expert likened the effect of the needles to being pricked by a hypodermicsyringe. 'Every effort is made in this day and age to prevent children playingwith discarded syringe ...
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