Readers of my last letter will probably, apart from describing the scripts in a mood of cynical contempt, realise my obsession with trees and greening the city.

My question is why does the City Council have this middle class bias regarding the outer planting of trees in suberbs.

Areas of the city such as Skerton have areas large enough to sustain our leafy friends. My own road has a terrace and below the raised terrace is sufficient space for indigenous and ornamental small trees.

Shrubs could also be planted between, creating a pleasant outlook at minimal cost.

Besides the aesthetic appeal, trees reduce pollution locally and thinking globally help to combat the many manmade attacks on the planet.

But this is not a Green issue this is a call not to forget the poorer suburbs of Lancaster.

In Skerton for example there are many streets with concrete areas, which would benefit from a suburban policy.

I realise that land ownership, legalities and the ubiquitous tree-snapping (a social hobby experienced by disaffected local youths) are stumbling blocks but I am sure something could be done.

Labour councillors would not be keen to promote such a policy but then that's a pity.

I would love to see more trees in a suitable environment for Lancaster's poorer areas Preston managed it, let's not be outdone.

Peter Law, Lancaster