Overgrown conifer starting to knock wall over

Neil49

I would drill holes into the remainder of the root and pour in plenty of liquid root killer to finish it off. 

-taff

Yeah, its defiinitely not THAT big... Mine's feelng a little bit itty bitty now..It's only seven foot across at the base....

silverwhistle

-taff said:

..It's got six less branches now and we have wood that's seasoning....

Well, in my experience fir or leylandii burns well although I like to debark it, which is a curiously therapeutic activity with a paint scraper! The rounds from my neighbour's tree were very large and I was really fit the winter it came down.. ;-)

MovingForwards

My big one had 17 trunks, the small one had 5, possibly more as I'm only going off photos on my phone.

I guess I should stop referring to my monster one as a monster after seeing your photos 😁

Davesnave

MovingForwards said:

I guess I should stop referring to my monster one as a monster after seeing your photos 😁

My one is recorded somewhere or other as one of Britain's most notable trees. It's some kind of Douglas Fir. The Forestry Commission have now stuck a fence around it , but it's a darn sight older than they are.

Nobbie1967

If you cut it off at the base, the roots will die. I’d drill holes into the stump that is left to accelerate the rotting process, although that could take many years.