Too Close for Comfort?

[Mozza]

Looks like if it will fall it will be a way from the building.

 

I was just thinking that,

 

 

Deck it anyway mate

[leebayliss]

to close get rid mate

[Stephen Blair]

nice van lol

[TArrryan]

I would think the shock of losing almost half of its roots would set it back a bit, am I right or wrong?

[Parker]

Fell and replant a new tree somewhere else in the garden! Tree is way too close to the new house and severing half its roots hasn't done the tree any favours !

[BigRedDog]

Hey, leave the van out of this, she's a beast! Ex Coast Guard, its been chipped (or was that, it's running on chips - can never remember), pulls like a train! Customers love it, only problem is you can't run old ladies over in it, not unless you finish them off anyway and nobody else sees!

 

Back to the tree...

 

Funny thing is we literally didn't hit ANY roots till the last 6 inches were taken off the bank, and then we only hit maybe 2 or 3 at 2inch size, the other funny thing is it's leaning into the prevailing wind, but yes away from the house.

 

He's planting a lot of coppice so I told him the tree fairy would have somewhere to go, he'll be forgiven!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Is pollarding still a dirty word?

[Mesterh]

Pollarding no, topping, well maybe.

[Mesterh]

I'd leave it be tbh.

 

Its an ugly looking tree but got some character.

not many roots on propsed building side and doesnt look like it will start to take off and put loads more down. Will fall away from building so no threat there.

 

But, that doesnt pay the bills so fell it, replant and earn some money:thumbup1:

[BigRedDog]

My thoughts exactly. My just fell it and see if it'll come back in the spring. Case closed I'd say, thanks for your thoughts all.