Memorial trees are a peaceful and environmentally friendly option to create a lasting personal memory that can grow and mature over many years.

Tree ownership and maintenance

We retain ownership of the tree. We have what is called liability of the asset, so your tree will be maintained by our park services team if it’s on land accessible to the public.

The tree will not be removed for a minimum period of ten years. During that period, the tree is recorded as a commemorative tree, linked to your details.

Wherever possible we intend to keep the trees for their entire lifetime and hope that your tree remains in place for many years. However, this cannot be guaranteed.

Sadly, trees fail because of things like the weather or vandalism. If this happens, we’ll happily discuss replacing the tree, but this remains at our discretion. We look at each case individually and would always discuss any change in circumstances with you.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please contact us by email at parkstrees@bcpcouncil.gov.uk.