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daltontrees
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That is or was a japanese maple, slow to grow and poor at recovering from pruning, especially major pruning.   You might get somewhere asking the police to prosecute for criminal damage.

rapalaman
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That’s not pollarded - it’s been butchered and he’s has come well past  the boundary. He should also have cleared all the waste. At the risk of fostering a bad relationship with him I’d be looking for

scbk
scbk

You have to live next door to this guy for years to come, don't get involved in any petty arguments, it's not worth it.   Go round and knock his door, with a bottle of wine in hand. Say "Hi,

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Add the photo here please?

 

If it was a good, un butchered tree, and it has been pollarded, it could become a rubbish tree in that it will need regular maintence, as it will have greatly increased growth along with weakness and much higher risk of decay. Generally it will need cutting again within a few years, but most home owners will ignore it for 10 or so due to the cost.

 

That is not to say that pollards are always bad, similarly if it has been done before, you will just have to accept it as it is.

 

Make a case against them in the small claims court, as their action will cost you a great amount of money in the future. As a basis for your claim, get a quote for the tree to be removed and replaced with an equal sized tree using a tree spade (£££££££) and the recurring cost of a high maintence pollarded tree.

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Ah, do you have a photo from before it was cut?

 

Looks like they have cut to the boundry which they are fully entitled to do. You can see it has previously been cut hard on your side so all of the growth is on the boundry.

 

Remove and start again.

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