Best Time to Fell a Tree

[AlwaysLearning]

My mum has a tree that really needs to go.

 

It is a decidious cherry plum, perhaps 8m to 10m tall, 2m from her house and perhaps 3m from her neighbour's. The trunk is about 45cm diameter and the soil is a free draining sandy soil. The branches are rubbing on the tiles so I'm guessing it's just a case of when they'll do damage to the roof rather than if. Also, power is supplied to the house via an overhead cable anchored to the chimney stack. If the tree isn't already tickling that cable, it will do soon.

 

My question is is there a best time of the year for it to be removed?

[Vedhoggar]

14 minutes ago, AlwaysLearning said:

Anytime will do

Edited July 4, 2021 by Vedhoggar

[astra25]

Where abouts are you located?

[AlwaysLearning]

17 hours ago, astra25 said:

Where abouts are you located?

The tree is in Norfolk

[AlwaysLearning]

20 hours ago, Vedhoggar said:

 

Well I'd rather avoid killing off any young birds that may be nesting in the tree

[Con]

4 minutes ago, AlwaysLearning said:

Well I'd rather avoid killing off any young birds that may be nesting in the tree

That's the only consideration regarding when to do it 👍

[Vedhoggar]

32 minutes ago, AlwaysLearning said:

Well I'd rather avoid killing off any young birds that may be nesting in the tree

Yeh, need to check to see if any birds nesting otherwise no issue in felling any time of the year - most birds will also have finished nesting by the end of July. 

[Doug Tait]

As it's not a large tree you will probably be able to see any nests present from the ground. I think the Arboricultural Assoc. say bird nesting season in England finishes around end of August dependant on weather.

 

You might also like to check with the Local Authority to see if the tree has any legal protection before doing any work.

[maybelateron]

9 hours ago, Doug Tait said:

I think the Arboricultural Assoc. say bird nesting season in England finishes around end of August dependant on weather.

We have found chicks in the nest in late September on more than one occasion. These were blackbirds about 7ft above ground in a conifer hedge.

[Stubby]

9 hours ago, Doug Tait said:

. say bird nesting season in England finishes around end of August

Unless you are a pigeon  then there is a bout 2 or 3 days end of Jan when they are not at it !.

[Mark Bolam]

We have found squabs in every month of the year.

I wish the AA and other bodies would stop assuming that birds have calendars.

They don’t.