Peartree2025

Ok bit of a long shot but my dad took this photo of inside of fallen beech tree stump when it happened. Does anything stick out? There is a mushroom looking thing there but might be normal?

Ok, thank you! I suppose I'm wondering how certain one can be about health of existing tree, going by stump of old tree? Merip being one issue I understand, though the broken wall could be another issue with soil/roots potentially? The progressive leaning of the tree before it fell appeared to happen over a few months.

This is all very informative, thank you. Just wondering, what would you look for in the sister tree stump if merip was an issue? Or is it much easier to assess health in a still-standing tree?

Thanks! Could the other tree coming down so close by (5 metres- I do mean metres this time 😅), affect the root system of this tree? The owners say that the other tree was perfectly healthy but came down due to a strong gust of wind. I was under the impression that weakened trees are by far more likely to come down in wind, and am worried that the other tree leaning suggests there is soil instability in that whole area or something under the ground essentially.

Sorry I just wouldn't feel comfortable posting address on internet, I hope that makes sense! I spoke with the neighbour and they said the company who pruned the trees yesterday also looked at base of tree for any fungus etc. I've looked them up online and it's really difficult to see qualifications. What should I be looking for, or is there a register etc I can check?

I completely take your point peds- I've just realised I've been saying metres but meant feet 🤦🏼‍♀️. I shouldn't have posted late at night! Any other detail on what exactly should be included in inspection would be appreciated.

Thanks for this. To be honest, it's really difficult to estimate the height. It's over twice the height of a two-storey house- big, basically, and would fall across a busy road and into our house. It's nearly impossible to get good photos without going on to my neighbours property, and I understand the need to look at the base of the tree. These photos are from today - yesterday they had it pruned back on top by a few metres and the canopy lightened, presumably as a heavy canopy would make it more likely to fall? I'm really very worried however. Would a Tree Hazard inspection include a soil sample and looking at health of other remaining tree stump?

Hi there, I'm hoping for any thoughts/advice you may have... My neighbour's Copper Beech Tree fell into my our property recently. This was a very mature tree, possibly 60m in height, and had been progressively leaning. The neighbour's boundary wall had also progressively crumbled, which was adjacent to the tree. We had mentioned this to our neighbour who assured us the tree was fine and that the wall crumbled as a result of conifer roots. However, within 10 days, the Beech tree fell. There was no expert consultation in those 10 days. Our neighbour has another remaining Copper Beech Tree, again around 60m in height, which is around 5m from where the first tree was. We are very concerned about this tree given its position, as it would fall directly into our bedroom or our daughter's bedroom. The neighbour asked a tree surgeon to rather lightly trim this tree but nothing else has been done, despite our pleas. I am very worried that the first tree leaning would be indicative of a root problem (soil instability, fungal growth etc) which would also affect the second tree, given their proximity. Would you have any advice on what our next steps should be? Thank you very much in advance