Six tembusu trees removed from MacRitchie Reservoir Park for public safety reasons: NParks

A group member of the NSS Public Forum Facebook group wondered why the tembusu trees had been cut.

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Published Sep 11, 2026, 06:15 PM

Updated Sep 11, 2026, 06:15 PM

Six Tembusu trees at MacRitchie Reservoir Park were removed by NParks on Sept 2 due to health issues and structural defects found during inspections.

A Nature Society Singapore member raised concerns about balancing public safety and preserving mature trees after noticing the tree stumps.

NParks plans to plant various native species to replace the removed trees, maintaining ecological and landscape value at the site.

SINGAPORE – Six tembusu trees at the MacRitchie Reservoir Park had been removed by the National Parks Board (NParks), it said in a media reply on Sept 11. This comes after a post in the Nature Society Singapore’s Public Forum Facebook page, where a group member posted images of several tree stumps which he said were near the Paddle Lodge, and wondered what had happened.

In the media reply, NParks group director of parks central Jillian Lim said the trees were removed for public safety reasons on Sept 2.

“During our regular tree inspections, these trees were assessed to be unhealthy, with decay and structural defects,” she said.

She added that a variety of native species will be planted at the site to replace the trees that were removed.

On Facebook, the man who posted about the tree stumps said he found a large hole in one of the stumps, but could not see anything wrong with the rest.

“I’m not suggesting that these particular trees were cut down without good reason: There may well be problems that aren’t visible from the stumps,” he said.

“I’m more curious about the broader question of how we balance public safety with preserving mature trees. Some risk is probably unavoidable with large old trees, while their ecological and landscape value takes decades to replace.”

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NSS 公共论坛 Facebook 群组的一名成员想知道为什么天布苏树被砍伐了。

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发布于 2026 年 9 月 11 日下午 6:15

更新于2026年9月11日下午6:15

9月2日，国家公园局因检查中发现健康问题和结构缺陷，移除了麦里芝蓄水池公园的六棵淡马锡树。

新加坡自然协会的一名成员在注意到树桩后，对如何在公共安全和保护成熟树木之间取得平衡表示担忧。

国家公园局计划种植各种本地树种来取代被移除的树木，以维护该地点的生态和景观价值。

新加坡——国家公园局（NParks）在9月11日的一份媒体回复中表示，麦里芝蓄水池公园的六棵铁木树已被移除。此前，新加坡自然协会的公共论坛Facebook页面上有一位成员发布了几张树桩的照片，称这些树桩位于桨板小屋附近，并询问发生了什么事。

在回复媒体时，国家公园局中央公园管理处主任林嘉莲表示，这些树木于9月2日出于公共安全原因被移除。

“在我们定期进行的树木检查中，这些树木被评估为不健康，存在腐烂和结构缺陷，”她说。

她补充说，将在该地种植各种本地树种，以取代被移除的树木。

在 Facebook 上，发布有关树桩信息的男子表示，他在其中一个树桩上发现了一个大洞，但没发现其他树桩有什么问题。

“我并不是说这些树木被砍伐没有正当理由：很可能存在一些从树桩上看不到的问题，”他说。

“我更感兴趣的是一个更广泛的问题，那就是我们如何在保障公共安全与保护成熟树木之间取得平衡。对于大型古树来说，一些风险或许难以避免，而它们的生态和景观价值需要几十年的时间才能得到弥补。”

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