4 JUNE 2005, Page 22

Tasty trees

From Martin Kidd Sir: I was amused by Nigel Farndale’s piece (Diary, 28 May) concerning the disposal of his Christmas tree. Here in Berlin everything is recycled and nothing wasted, including Christmas trees. For a few days after Weihnachten, one is invited to leave the trees outside to be collected free of charge. A good proportion are sent directly to the local zoo, where many of the residents find them to be delicious food. Martin Kidd

Berlin