The measures have included the preventive review of 1,224 date palms, the order of felling of 540 specimens, 308 of which have already been removed, systematic irrigation during the drought period and the inclusion of more restrictive criteria in the Date Palm Management Plan. tree risk.
This plan now foresees the felling of palm trees over 10 meters high in locations where they can cause personal injury, with the exception of cataloged specimens, which have complementary security systems. It also includes systematic watering during the hottest months.
Conclusions of the report on the Raval palm tree
The report on the fall of a palm tree in the Raval that caused the death of a person on August 3 concludes that it was a healthy specimen and explains that it could have suffered water stress due to the drought. The technical conclusions are the following:
The planting of the new palm trees will be activated once the drought decree is no longer in force.
