A London Plane tree, pictured, on Midsummer Common was substantially pollarded after its crown collapsed. A spokesperson for Cambridge City Council’s tree officers said: “A large London Plane tree on Midsummer Common shed a very large primary limb late on Friday afternoon – over a quarter of the tree’s canopy had fallen into the park. “A Tree Surgery Team was called out to attend as quickly as possible, as the rest of the tree’s crown had become unbalanced and unstable due to the large rip/break. The team had to work quickly and carefully over the top of narrowboats and livestock on the Common…