Neighbour butchered our tree

olly300

Leif wrote: »

I think you missed the point of my post, which is that what we can do is dictated by law.

Exactly and you can be just as annoying within the law to ensure they can't enjoy what annoys you.

Leif wrote: »

The idea that the OP was being inconsiderate was silly. It wasn't a long screening conifer hedge, which can be inconsiderate if shading. It was just two conifers. Far worse would be a full size oak tree.

Over the long term i.e. years the OP would be inconsiderate if the tree annoyed the neighbour due to it's size and location, and the neighbour pointed that out. Due to the time scale of 3 months the OP cannot be considered inconsiderate as they haven't owned the garden long enough.

It would have been more appropriate for the neighbour to point out that they asked the previous owners many times to cut down the tree and nothing happened.

But now the neighbour has taken drastic but legal action (but at the wrong time of year) it's best not to fall out over it.

BTW Just a warning to people if you are going to post things on line with photos or a very detailed description don't be surprised if the people you are complaining about find it at some point during the next two years.

globetraveller

Did you get a full structural survey before buying? I think I would have been very concerned at the proximity to the house.

puddy

Davesnave wrote: »

I hope I have someone with such high principles as you as my next neighbour. To have one who'd act as if treading on eggshells would be a novel experience!

From memory, moving into a 'new' house, there's a stack of things to attend to in spare time. Getting to grips with a garden, which has perhaps had 10 years unchecked growth, especially in one of the wettest periods in our recent history, might not be top of many people's agendas.

i dont think we had fully unpacked after 3 months, let alone started on the garden

phoebe1989seb

puddy wrote: »

i dont think we had fully unpacked after 3 months, let alone started on the garden

We still haven't - and we've been here just over two years Have started on the garden though

maas

xxmrksxx wrote: »

Sorry for bringing this back up again but that is the funniest tree I ever saw!

The house Im buying has a neighbours tree that overhangs and blocks out the sun in the garden so I was searching for similar cases and found this! lol

Although I dont plan on butchering the thing Im certainly gonna go out there in the black of night wearing a balaclava and give it a good old sawing

Fraise

shammyjack wrote: »

My neighbour cannot understand why his Leylandia are dead.

Long core drill plus an old 220kg tub of Sodium Chlorate did the trick !


:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

How does that work, and does it kill any tree?

cyclonebri1

Thats a dam big tub of sodium chlorate at 225 kilogram:D:D

cyclonebri1

Fraise wrote: »

How does that work, and does it kill any tree?

Concentrated Glyphosate will do the same if drilled into the base of a tree. see instructions for Rosate 36.
Basically you drill a hole(s) near the base of the tree, pour in the specified amount of product, then plug with a wine cork or similar. It does work

Fraise

xxmrksxx wrote: »

That tree looks like it blocks more light out of your garden rather than your neighbours, going by the shadows? Do you have a west facing garden?