A Mother could be hauled to court if she trims a ‘wonderful’ walnut tree that could kill her allergic daughter.
The 55ft tree hangs over Chantal Beck’s back garden, threatening her six-year-old daughter Beau who has a deadly nut allergy.
Mrs Beck, a mother-of-two, wants to trim its branches to protect her daughter when she plays outside.
But the 41-year-old faces a court battle if she defies her council, which is seeking to impose a tree preservation order.
The 55ft tree hangs over Chantal Beck’s back garden, threatening her six-year-old daughter Beau who has a deadly nut allergy. Mrs Beck, a mother-of-two, wants to trim its branches to protect her daughter when she plays outside
The council has cited concerns over damage to the tree’s health and the objections of a dozen villagers, one of whom said lopping the tree would damage the village’s ‘rural character’.
Mrs Beck, however, fears her daughter could choke to death – Beau had an anaphylactic shock in the garden of their home in Trowse, Norfolk, in 2019.
Mrs Beck said: ‘She had swollen ears, swollen lips and was clutching her throat. Then she had hives on her body. The reaction isn’t just itchy skin, it is anaphylactic.’
The 100-year-old tree produces an abundant annual crop of ‘especially large’ walnuts, villagers said.
Mrs Beck, however, fears her daughter could choke to death – Beau had an anaphylactic shock in the garden of their home in Trowse, Norfolk, in 2019
It sits on the neighbour’s land, which is part of a conservation area, and every autumn Mrs Beck has to collect buckets full of walnuts from the lawn
