Millers Forest resident Susan Shillingford is to be applauded for her call to catalogue and preserve historic trees in the district.
Her heartfelt appeal follows the removal of a beautiful Moreton Bay fig in her rural community, a move she fears could put other iconic trees at risk.
Ms Shillingford has made a hobby of researching the history of greenery in the Hunter and believes there are about 100 similar fig trees in the area.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, March 31, 2014.
