Contractors started to clear the trees and undergrowth last month in preparation for construction work to begin.

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Fire is the cheapest and fastest way to clear the ground of misshaped and scrubby trees, together with undergrowth.

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Ta Prohm's walls, roofs, chambers and courtyards have been sufficiently repaired to stop further deterioration, and the inner sanctuary has been cleared of bushes and thick undergrowth, but the temple has been left in the stranglehold of trees.

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Jersey Trees for Life arboriculturalist Conrad Evans has been overseeing the team, who have been busy strimming, clearing undergrowth and helping to restore the arboretum to its former glory.

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