Trees and their removal
Discussion
To cut a long story short, i want to get rid of a tree that resides outside of my property. Its one of those really annoying trees that produces a fine mist of sap that covers anything with stickyness in a matter of minutes, and is well versed in ruining paintwork on cars, as well as attracting a vast array of insect life! It's also doing a very fine job of destroying the pavement.
The question is how can i legitimately get rid of it, its a nuisance by any standard, and does not seem to be maintained by the council.
Can i therefore:
1: hire a tree surgeon to get rid of
2: hack it to pieces myself
3: complain to the council and get the to get rid of it, as its a pita!
4: Poison it/set fire to it?
Any advice would be warmly welcomed
TIA
Andy
The question is how can i legitimately get rid of it, its a nuisance by any standard, and does not seem to be maintained by the council.
Can i therefore:
1: hire a tree surgeon to get rid of
2: hack it to pieces myself
3: complain to the council and get the to get rid of it, as its a pita!
4: Poison it/set fire to it?
Any advice would be warmly welcomed
TIA
Andy
Hmmm, depends on how long the tree has been there, and whether its suitable for the location. If its 'the wrong type' of tree then the council probably would let it come down.
However, if you encounter problems, a circular saw cutting 1/2 inch deep around the circumference would kill it quite easily.
However, if you encounter problems, a circular saw cutting 1/2 inch deep around the circumference would kill it quite easily.
i dont want it strictly removed, im sure they could just leave a stump to stop any movement of land etc. Just getting ticked off cleaning the car only for it to get covered if sap mist a few minutes later. The main problem i can see is that the whole road is lined with them, altohugh i suppose if i can get support from the neighbours it might help get the council to get shot of them.
Im still thinking "petty vandalism, and kids setting fire to it" would work best
Im still thinking "petty vandalism, and kids setting fire to it" would work best
Is the tree on council/public land or private land? I'm a fair bit rusty in this area but I seem to remember that you can trim the branches that hang over your boundary as long as you return the clippings to the trees owner.(however, if you get on with your neighbour, a quick chat and possible split of costs should get it done in a friendly manner) Otherwise, a call to your local council environmantal services or such like will tell you the true procedure.
As mentioned above, how close is it to your house, size and species. If you just remove a tree, depending upon the ground conditions you could get ground heave (the opposite of subsidence) where as the tree is no longer taking any water out of the ground, the ground can then swell. So it may be better just to trim it back instead.
If it is a council tree, if you drop in that you are concerned about the damage that the tree may do you your foundations/drains you may get a quicker response from them.
As mentioned above, how close is it to your house, size and species. If you just remove a tree, depending upon the ground conditions you could get ground heave (the opposite of subsidence) where as the tree is no longer taking any water out of the ground, the ground can then swell. So it may be better just to trim it back instead.
If it is a council tree, if you drop in that you are concerned about the damage that the tree may do you your foundations/drains you may get a quicker response from them.
without measuring, i'd say the tree was at most 20ft away from the house proper, and maybe 25ft tall at the very most ( i am prone to over estimating length and height) not sure what kind of tree it is, will google.
edit to say its in the pavement/road so definitley a council issue.
>> Edited by nuclearsquash on Monday 12th September 12:12
and height) not sure what kind of tree it is, will google. edit to say its in the pavement/road so definitley a council issue.
>> Edited by nuclearsquash on Monday 12th September 12:12
Another member of this illustrious web site (who will remain nameless, so don't worry, your secret is safe with me!), told me of a way to get rid of trees.
About 1 ft off ground level drill a hole into the bark, but only to where the bark and the wood adjoin.
Stick a tube into the hole and then stick the tube in a bottle/jar of diesel. The tree sucks up the diesel and kils itself. Once the tree has finished inbibing your diesel, remove tube and plug aforementioned hole with mud, so no one knows what you did.
Obviously make sure no one knos the diesel receptacle is there.
Disclaimer: You didn't see me, right.
>> Edited by diddyman on Monday 12th September 12:14
About 1 ft off ground level drill a hole into the bark, but only to where the bark and the wood adjoin.
Stick a tube into the hole and then stick the tube in a bottle/jar of diesel. The tree sucks up the diesel and kils itself. Once the tree has finished inbibing your diesel, remove tube and plug aforementioned hole with mud, so no one knows what you did.
Obviously make sure no one knos the diesel receptacle is there.
Disclaimer: You didn't see me, right.
>> Edited by diddyman on Monday 12th September 12:14
anonymous said:
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One of the tree's in our garden had to come down, and despite my Son's best attempts we had to call in a tree surgeon. From what I heard from him, the roots system of a tree has about the same coverage in the ground as the spread of the branches above. We had to have this particular tree completely cut down and now the land around the stump has now fallen to quite a noticable dip.
I think there are certain trees that you are either not allowed to touch or that need planning permission to remove.........
BliarOut said:
Friend of mine is in trouble for this. Check with the council first to make sure it's not covered by any sort of preservation order. I'll let you know how she gets on in court
I did this and it backfired.
Local council said thanks for letting us know about them and slapped a preservation order on them.
If you touch them it's a £20k fine per tree ...potentially.
Fecking sycamores too, so utterly ridiculous!
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