Suppliers are being sought for approximately 2000 mature and semi-mature trees to form the ‘roots’ of the 100 hectare park for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and a new green space for people and wildlife in legacy.
The four to seven metre high trees will be planted over the following three winters as the park is created on cleaned up former industrial land and will include a range of traditional species such as Oak, Ash, Alder, Willow, Birch, Hazel, Cherry, Poplar, London Plane and Lime.
The Olympic Delivery Authority will also be seeking suppliers for thousands of younger woodland trees shrubs and other plants over the coming years to create a new type of Park for the 21st century that combines centuries of British park design with ground-breaking green techniques.