Nearly 700 trees on Hanoi streets were uprooted by the Typhoon Mirinae which caused havoc in the city on the morning of July 28. The destruction of many of the newly-planted trees has triggered doubts over the quality of the planting process.
New Guinea walnut, cassias and Indian mahogany which have been planted for several months, have now all felled by the storm on many streets including Nguyen Thai Hoc and Nguyen Chi Thanh. The collapse of the trees has revealed how badly planted they were.
A line of fallen young Indian mahogany on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street on July 28 morning
The trees were also all uprooted on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street
The narrow hole could not hold the young short roots
This Indian mahogany has been planted for one year on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street
Most of the trees haven't grown much
A fallen New Guinea walnut on Duong Dinh Nghe Street still had its roots tightly wrapped in a jute bag.
Another tree on Nguyen Van Troi Street