Leylandii advice

 We have a single Leylandii tree at the bottom of our 80ft garden and
at this time of the year it is giving significant shade during the
afternoon.The tree is about 20m tall and growing rapidly.Our adjacent
neighbour ( the tree's effect on their garden is similar) has already
asked if they could share the cost of its removal,but the owners of
the tree have declined..
Should we join forces with our adjacent neighbour and approach them
jointly?
I would appreciate tactics to be employed from anyone who has
successfully dealt with such a problem.
Our loss of light is not in the same league as those illustrated in a
recent TV program on hedge wars,but it is becoming extremely annoying.
Michael

 On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:14:45 -0700 (PDT), michael


That's going to be one expensive tree removal. If your garden is 80 ft
long then the tree (presumably in a garden backing onto yours) is at
least sufficiently far away from your house as to pose no threat to it
at the moment. The problem is that no-one actually knows how high a
leylandii will grow. I would doubt that the local council will
intervene in the case of a single tree that far away and, indeed,
involving the council in a formal "dispute" can be counter-productive
as you would need to declare a neighbour dispute situation when you
came to sell your house.

A persistent joint approach may work, particularly if you point out to
the reluctant party that at the moment you and your neighbour are
willing to contribute to the removal cost but in the event of the tree
growing so large as to become dangerous (and as I said above, no-one
knows ...) then they may be compelled to remove it and you and your
neighbour would not then be disposed to contribute. So a "take it or
leave it" offer. You could also mention that they may have a lot of
difficulty selling a house with something that big in the garden as
people (particularly surveyors and mortgage lenders) will be alert to
the problems associated with these trees.

Cheers, Jake
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www.rivendell.org.uk

 

Very sensible advice. Michael will be well advised to follow it.

 On 10/10/2011 15:14, michael wrote:

How about a few copper nails and a little patience?

Malcolm

 

He doesn't own the tree. That's the point.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon