A Dazzling Victory – Argyle Street Ash in Glasgow wins tree of the year competition Earth and Leaf Editorial This is the story of the Argyll Street Ash.  It is interesting to note that noone is complaining about subsidence or damage to foundations in this case, yet the tree could not be closer to the buildings.  Too often we see homeowners complaining that a tree is damaging their property and an often mature tree unnecessarily loses its life.  The Argyll Street Ash appears to be causing no such problems. This surprises me a little as Ash trees are shallow rooted.  Having said that most trees are shallow rooted, constrained by…