neighbour's new trees

Mallotum_X

Lots of maples (which include Japanese Acers) have the helicopter seeds.

If he's not into gardening normally then maybe he will fail to water them and this hot summer will kill them off for you, that or some bleach.

ConfusedofYorkshire

My husband has joked about poison:).

Also, my uncle who knows about gardening, says it's completely the wrong time of year to plant trees. Here's hoping!

He'd taken the tag off the tree so I have no idea what it is then! Though obviously some sort of maple. I think that one has the least chance of surviving given where it's now been planted.

Mallotum_X

ConfusedofYorkshire wrote: »

My husband has joked about poison:).

Also, my uncle who knows about gardening, says it's completely the wrong time of year to plant trees. Here's hoping!

He'd taken the tag off the tree so I have no idea what it is then! Though obviously some sort of maple. I think that one has the least chance of surviving given where it's now been planted.

If you can take a couple of photos maybe it will be possible to ID it for you.

ConfusedofYorkshire

Mallotum_X wrote: »

If you can take a couple of photos maybe it will be possible to ID it for you.

Thanks! I'll give it a go, but given it's new position I might not be able to do it without them seeing me.

Davesnave

It's entirely normal to plant 3 silver birches close together, because their stems give winter interest and they look good that way. It won't kill them.

It's likely the plums will be grafted onto dwarfing root stocks.

Field maple and sycamore are usually cheap field-grown trees, available only as bare root specimens in the winter. Anything container-grown tends to be of higher value. Even so, larger members of the acer family can still grow into substantial trees and their canopy is thick.

moneyistooshorttomention

pinkteapot wrote: »

Check your house insurance policy document. 10 feet is MUCH too close to the house for a large tree. It might be small now, but most insurance companies don't want you having trees over a certain height within x metres of the house, so you may find your insurance invalidated some years down the line. Worth keeping an eye on to make sure you stay covered.

Have they been planted far enough apart? Usual mistake with trees and shrubs is people buying them when they're small and planting them far too close together, so they don't have enough space to spread properly.

Valid points:T

...and I've noted that some people (neighbour shall be nameless....:cool:) who plant shrubs without taking account of likely future growth.

Admits right now to having planted a few trees...but I checked out very carefully in advance exactly how high/wide they are likely to grow and will be keeping a careful eye on them.

My feeling, however, is that many people wont be checking whats what carefully in advance and have momentary fancies as to what they would like and don't look into the future...

pinkteapot

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-46856342.html?premiumA=true

Photo 9. EA claims is this a "unique forest-style garden" (in the middle of a large town). I see it as an insurance underwriter's nightmare-scape.

I can also only assume that the EA climbed one of the trees to take the photo?

moneyistooshorttomention

pinkteapot wrote: »

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-46856342.html?premiumA=true

Photo 9. EA claims is this a "unique forest-style garden" (in the middle of a large town). I see it as an insurance underwriter's nightmare-scape.

I can also only assume that the EA climbed one of the trees to take the photo?

Definitely attractive and I can see why someone would want it BUT photo 9 shows that one of those trees is going to "get the house", as its way way too close to it. Any minute now the cracks are going to start appearing.....

Davesnave

pinkteapot wrote: »

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-46856342.html?premiumA=true

Photo 9. EA claims is this a "unique forest-style garden" (in the middle of a large town). I see it as an insurance underwriter's nightmare-scape.

I can also only assume that the EA climbed one of the trees to take the photo?

Bad example IMO. Those trees look well-managed and the taller evergreens are smaller than the neighbours' deciduous monsters. Yes, one is too close to the house, but it's an evergreen with a compact, mainly fibrous root structure, so probably not a great threat.

That wouldn't be how I'd garden, and I wouldn't want that house, but given the surroundings, maybe it was a logical choice to continue with the woodland theme of others around.