Tree at the end of my garden

TheMoist

jc808 wrote: »

boll0cks cant be bothered now ill just leave it

Glad I am not your neighbour, that's all I am saying!!

DRP

Cautious_Optimist wrote: »

Get the whole tree chopped down completely, if you can.
It will only cause you problems in the future.

(eg someone decides to put a TPO on it, roots get into sewers/drains, causes concern to prospective buyers etc).

I'm not sure why OP would want to do this. A mature tree is an attractive feature in a garden.

It sounds like a little time and/or £ is all is needed to manage the thing.

Davesnave

DRP wrote: »

I'm not sure why OP would want to do this. A mature tree is an attractive feature in a garden.

It sounds like a little time and/or £ is all is needed to manage the thing.

Agreed.

OP expects considered replies with the sparkling description:

"I have a tree at the end of my north facing garden...."

If we knew what kind, plus the height and spread over the boundary the post might begin to be more answerable, beyond the stock : "No, you don't have to do anything for a single tree."

Of course, if it's a poplar and the garden is 20' long, then a different answer might be appropriate, but it would still have nowt to do with the neighbour, and everything to do with the drains!

jc808

Davesnave wrote: »

Agreed.

OP expects considered replies with the sparkling description:

"I have a tree at the end of my north facing garden...."

If we knew what kind, plus the height and spread over the boundary the post might begin to be more answerable, beyond the stock : "No, you don't have to do anything for a single tree."

Of course, if it's a poplar and the garden is 20' long, then a different answer might be appropriate, but it would still have nowt to do with the neighbour, and everything to do with the drains!

Its quite a big tree, but not too big.
Not sure if the leaves fall off over winter, not been there that long.
The branches stretch out a bit like the roak network of a poorly managed urban conurbation that has sprawled in the last forty years.
Leaves are green.

Its nowhere near the drains, thankfully

Davesnave

jc808 wrote: »

Its quite a big tree, but not too big.
Not sure if the leaves fall off over winter, not been there that long.

Its nowhere near the drains, thankfully

Then in that case I would leave it a while and find out a bit more about it, just as I would with anything in a new garden.The tree may pre-date the neighbour.

In any event, the tree has a right to be there, and it's untrue that nothing will grow under it; it's just a matter of understanding what will.

When we buy property, we often buy into trees that come with it, or into the shade cast by other people's trees. It's just the way things are. Some large trees cast considerable shade and pinch nutrients, but they also give back huge amounts to the environment.

It's unlikely the tree is a poplar, but for anyone following this thread, my supplier states: "Do not plant within 140 ' of any building" in relation to those. I think that might be over cautious, but it's telling that someone who sells them, says it!

I_have_spoken

boll0cks cant be bothered now ill just leave it

Throw open your windows and wind-up the sound-system to 11 with some drum'n'bass, that'll help take the 'old boys' mind off the tree. Sorted.

jc808

Hes already a bit concerned about the old capri up on blocks on my front garden thats already half rusted away.......