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Once dismissed as a wartime necessity, community orchards are reappearing in city parks and vacant lots. Municipal planners favour heritage apple and pear varieties because they tolerate poor soil and need minimal spraying, unlike ornamental street trees, which are chosen purely for shade and are usually infertile hybrids. Volunteers prune the trees each winter, and the harvest is left free for residents to pick, which has reduced produce theft from private gardens in several trial neighbourhoods. Critics note that fallen fruit on footpaths creates a slipping hazard and attracts wasps, so some councils now plant orchards away from main pedestrian routes. Despite this, demand for planting kits has risen every year since the programme began.

According to the passage, which TWO statements are correct? (select all that apply)

Heritage fruit varieties were chosen partly because they require little spraying.Ornamental street trees are typically fertile heritage varieties.Fallen fruit has been reported as a hazard on footpaths.Councils have banned community orchards entirely because of wasp complaints.Demand for orchard planting kits has fallen since the programme began.