China News Service, Zhengzhou, June 5 (Wang Dengfeng) In the past few days, the suspected poisoning and damage of more than ten street paulownia trees in front of a catering company in Zhengzhou has aroused heated discussions.

On June 5, the reporter learned that six people including Shen, the general manager of the company involved, had been detained.

　　On June 5, Zhengzhou City notified the latest progress of the incident.

According to the person in charge of the Jinshui Bureau of the Zhengzhou Public Security Bureau, at 9 o'clock on May 26, the masses reported to the police that more than a dozen street trees in front of the "Awu Yellow River Big Carp" Hotel at the intersection of Jinshui Road and Yingxie Road were suspected to have been poisoned and died. After the report, the public security organs attached great importance to it and immediately set up a task force to initiate an investigation.

After extracting the soil from the roots of dead trees, it was preliminarily determined to be man-made.

　　On the night of May 27th, the task force will successively report the involved Henan Awu Food Co., Ltd. Operation Manager Liu, Purchasing Manager Zhao, Yingxie Road Store Manager Fan, and Yingxie Road Store’s subsidiary brand “Culinary Town”. Chang Yang and security guard Meng were arrested and brought to justice. The above five people confessed to the deliberate destruction of street trees.

　　After questioning, after the Spring Festival this year, because of concerns that the luxuriant sycamore branches and leaves in front of the restaurant would block the signs and affect the business, Shen, the general manager of Henan Awu Food Co., Ltd., instructed Liu, the manager of the operation department, and Fan, the manager of the Yingxie Road store, to purchase pesticides. Watering on the roots of plane trees many times, deliberately destroying street trees.

At noon on May 28, the task force arrested Shen and brought him to justice.

Currently, the case is under further investigation.

　　Visit: "poisoned" street trees are being rescued

　　After the "poison tree" incident was exposed, it attracted attention from all walks of life. The company's "apology" and the founder's response also caused controversy.

　　On June 5, the reporter saw in front of the hotel involved that the "poisoned" Fatong trees were being "transfused with nutrient solution," and the maintenance staff were doing their best to save these trees.

Compared with the other trees in the surrounding greenery, these "poisoned" trees are bare and very eye-catching.

The picture shows that in front of the company involved, the trees that have been "poisoned" are bare and eye-catching.

Photo by Wang Dengfeng

　　According to the person in charge of the greening management of the Urban Management Bureau of Jinshui District, emergency rescue measures have been taken for the damaged street trees to try to reduce the damage to the trees.

After rescue efforts and expert evaluation, the current 4 street trees are expected to survive.

　　According to regulations, in the next step, the enterprise involved will also be liable for compensation.

　　The paulownia tree, the "king of street trees in the world", is widely planted in Zhengzhou and is one of the main tree species for street greening in Zhengzhou.

After the "poisonous tree" incident, Zhengzhou City has strengthened inspection and law enforcement against deliberately damaging street trees.

　　The reporter also found at the scene that the two signs of "Henan Top Brand" and "Must-eat List of Dianping for 4 consecutive years" hanging on the door of the restaurant had been removed.

　　A driver on behalf of the reporter told reporters: "Since the media exposed the destruction of the tree, the business here is not working. It is difficult to say what the future business will be like."

　　Mr. Zhang, who lives nearby, said: “As a hotel, it is unacceptable emotionally and legally intolerable to destroy the street trees for whatever reason. There are so many restaurants in Zhengzhou, if they destroy the street trees like this one, this city Can it still be called'Greentown'?" (End)