Tree too close?

dfarry

lincroft1710 wrote: »

It's a bit of an odd shaped garden(s), as it seems where offending tree is should have been your garden. Has house been extended as roofs are different colours. Don't like the big tree in neighbour's garden at rear.

Yes it is a bit of a weird shape, it's less obvious at ground level though... I'm not really too sure what the history is of the plot of land.... the house we are buying was built in the 1960's... the other houses are about 15 years old I think. Yes our house was extended 10 years ago as well, the tile difference is also less noticeable now. The only other difference is that the conifers I mentioned are taller but are still manageable.

Davesnave

Your orientation is identical to ours, but your tree is probably half the size, or less, than the monster that shades this garden in the afternoon. However, trees may grow, as that one in your northerly neighbour's garden demonstrates, rather vividly.

You need to know what it is. It may be full sized already, or it might have 50' to go....

benood

I wonder if you could do a deal with your neigbour to swap a bit of land so you could square off the garden - and end up with the problem tree on your land - chainsaw at the ready!

TBH I wouldn't worry about the tree - nice leafy feel = better area.

dfarry

Davesnave wrote: »

Your orientation is identical to ours, but your tree is probably half the size, or less, than the monster that shades this garden in the afternoon. However, trees may grow, as that one in your northerly neighbour's garden demonstrates, rather vividly.

You need to know what it is. It may be full sized already, or it might have 50' to go....

Yes I will try to find out from the vendors.

dfarry

I've now got a copy of the HIP and it contains a map with all the tree preservation orders in/around the property..

Most of the treee's including the one in question are Maple tree's (not sure what type of Maple), the really tall one in the neighbours garden is a Lime tree.. At least having a TPO the owner will have to look after the tree I guess and perhaps it has reached it's maximum height now.

Davesnave

Tila vulgaris, the Lime, grows to a max of 130', while a Field Maple, Acer campestre, makes maybe 75' and takes around 50 years to do it.

dfarry

I've now had the property surveyed and fortunately there are no signs of movement or damage caused by the tree's.... however (I guess to cover the surveyors back!) he has recommended that we seek the advice of an arboriculturist to be sure, so I have emailed a couple and also sent my pictures to get some idea of quotes etc.

Jomo

We have some Oak and Chestnut trees near us that are diseased, you can tell because alot of the leaves are brown and hardly any conkers grow. When diseased there is more danger of them causing damage as branches can just fall off onto your property. The tree on your picture looks ok but can't speak for possible issues caused by the roots.

dfarry

Yeah I think the tree's are pretty healthy and are maintained... they certainly looked lovely and green - the only downside being the shade.