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Whatever equipment I have or didn't have wouldn't help me work out the height of the tree. I was never very good at trigonometry, and whatever I learned has long since been lost in the mists of time!Slithery said:If you have a cheap laser measure and a protractor then it's just basic trigonometry...
SOHCAHTOA sounds like something the bright, young things of today might text to eachother
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I believe most owners of trees with TPOs would love to ensure total safety. Tree surveys are expensive and like Mots for cars , the health is what is on the day. No visual inspection would have seen the disease in the roots of the tree that fell and damaged our roof. Why is it that councils place the TPOs but don't pay a penny towards the upkeep of the tree? The cost of replanting (it has to be of a certain girth) is very high. We have been quoted over a thousand pounds for 2 trees of the correct species and girth. (Inc delivery).0
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kjmpde said:Why is it that councils place the TPOs but don't pay a penny towards the upkeep of the tree?It's for the same reason they don't usually pay towards the repairs to your house if it happens to be listed. The listing is there to protect the architectural heritage of a place and the TPO is placed on trees that are part of the natural heritage.It's open to the individual to choose whether or not they buy a house with a listing, or with land and a tree having a TPO.
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kjmpde said:The cost of replanting (it has to be of a certain girth) is very high. We have been quoted over a thousand pounds for 2 trees of the correct species and girth. (Inc delivery).You don't - normally - have to plant a replacement if a TPO'd tree on your property dies or becomes unsafe. About the only time the landowner has to replace a TPO'd tree is if they carry out work (including removal) without consent and the tree is destroyed/damaged beyond salvage.Why are you being asked to plant replacement(s)?1
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