What tree is this and will it cause problems with roots?

[Zippee]

Any arbitorists on here? If so what sort of tree is this pictured on the front garden of this house? Also is it likely to cause problems with roots (trunk is approx 2m away from the garage) and how often is it going to need trimming at the top?

[Granville]

Difficult to tell but possibly a type of conifer / fir tree?

[Zippee]

Granville said:

Difficult to tell but possibly a type of conifer / fir tree?

I gathered that much
Looks like a Cedar tree to my uneducated eye - if so are these problematic with deep roots?

[RedLeicester]

Looks to be quite young and a goodly distance from the house too.

[treehack]

Looks like a Cedar to me. It also looks like it is pruned/hedge cut/butchered every 1 maybe 2 years, can't see it being a problem in the forseeable future if the pruning regime is upkept.

[Zippee]

treehack said:

Looks like a Cedar to me. It also looks like it is pruned/hedge cut/butchered every 1 maybe 2 years, can't see it being a problem in the forseeable future if the pruning regime is upkept.

Brilliant - thankyou for that. The top certainly looks like it's had a fair bit taken off and an annual trim is something we don't mind doing. Our main concern was possibility of root damage to the driveway and garage foundations. As long as it's unlikely to be a problem we'd be happy to leave it as it looks quite nice.

[bartesque]

Cedar trees have a moderate water demand and can grow upto 20m mature height.

A lot depends on the type and nature of subsoil for a mature cedar 20m height in a high shrinkage soil the zone of influence could be upto 2.0m if a low shrinkage soil depth would be 0.85m.

I would call the local authority building control office and see if they can advise.

As stated above provided there is currently no evidence of damage and you maintain the tree height there should not be a problem!

however there are too many variables to give a definite yes /no answer

[treehack]

bartesque said:

however there are too many variables to give a definite yes /no answer

This is true and I should have added that aswell.
One thing you could do is dig down the side of the drive and garage and look for evidence of roots.