The Queens Gardens elm tree that had one of its branches fall and hit a car on Sunday. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHThere is no need to be concerned about the safety of trees in an area where a large branch fell on to a car at the weekend, a Dunedin arborist says. The large elm tree branch which fell on to a car parked in Rattray St, at Queens Gardens, on Sunday, sparked a response from the Dunedin City Council and emergency services. Arborist Mark Roberts said it was not the first branch to fall from one of the trees in the area, but it was unlikely the trees posed a risk. "The reality is that you’re more likely to be harmed in your kitchen than you are by a tree.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 16, 2019 15:33 UTC