Woman joins mango tree protest in Cairns

A second north Queensland activist has climbed into a Cairns mango tree as the first protester descended to meet with council representatives.

Former Greens candidate Geoff Holland spent the night in a hammock in one of the trees at Munro Martin Park, which is set to be removed to build an entertainment precinct.

But he told AAP a woman known as "Del" took his place in a "completely spontaneous" move when he came down to meet council officers on Wednesday afternoon.

Mr Holland said he'd asked council to consider tweaking the redevelopment plans to spare the tree.

"There were three of us that attended that meeting and they said they wouldn't cut it down until a decision had been made, which could be later today," he said.

If the eventual answer was unfavourable, he said it was "hard to say" what disgruntled activists might do.

"People are very angry," he said.

A council spokeswoman declined to comment on the content of the meeting, but said it had taken place.

She couldn't confirm when a final decision on the tree's fate would be made.