RESIDENTS and workers in Leyton and Walthamstow are to be given the chance to request trees to be planted in their streets.
Under a scheme from the Mayor of London, people can ask for the trees by registering on website london.gov.uk.
According to the site, the mayor plans to fund the planting of between 100 and 400 trees in each of the 40 areas, which includes 90 streets in Waltham Forest.
The areas were chosen on the basis that they would "most benefit from the social, economic and environmental improvements that new street trees provide".
A statement on the site adds: "The importance of street trees should not be underestimated.
"People in London will come into contact with street trees more often than trees planted in other locations - often they are the only significant vegetation growing in streets."
To register, visit london.gov.uk/streettrees/register.jsp
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