Benidorm begins a tree-pruning campaign that will last until mid-March

Benidorm City Council began tree pruning in early October. This project will extend to all of the city's neighbourhoods and will be carried out in phases, depending on the pruning season for different species and the areas where the work is being carried out.

The work began in the Madrid neighbourhood, as every year and will then expand to other locations. This morning, workers from the Actúa concessionaire were pruning Callosa Street, and then proceeded to work on Relleu, Orxeta, and Sella Streets. "As today is market day in the Madrid neighbourhood, we have moved to this area to avoid disruptions and carry out the work in a coordinated manner," stated José Ramón González de Zárate, Councillor for Parks and Gardens. "This work will be carried out over the next few months to avoid disruptions and make the most of the work being done," he added.

González de Zárate emphasised that "the improvements introduced in the new contract are already being noticed. Previously, the pruning team consisted of four people, but now we've moved up to eight or ten workers, using more powerful and durable machinery, which has improved time and efficiency. Before, pruning an entire street could take three days, but now it's done in a single day."

The species affected by the pruning work are primarily melias, tipuanas, mulberry trees, and plane trees planted along public thoroughfares. In this regard, the councillor highlighted the "good biodiversity" of the city's trees. "We are finding many nests in the trees, and this is a sign that the birds are comfortable. The fact that we don't use chemicals to treat the trees undoubtedly contributes to this," González de Zárate indicated.

The pruning work, which began this October, will continue until mid-March, "always trying to cause as little inconvenience to residents as possible and providing advance notice when vehicles need to be removed from the roadway." Similarly, the councillor noted, special work will also be carried out in the old town in the weeks leading up to the Festes Majors Patronals (Major Patronal Festival).

"Although good maintenance is always carried out, in the days leading up to the festivities, we will review everything to beautify the area for the festive events and ensure they can be clearly seen both from the street and from balconies," concluded González de Zárate.