Paul Barton

What to do if the client says carry on when you know he is in breach though? Just because you are a contractor not an agent doesn't mean you can claim ignorance (not that you have said that he should). It all points towards the risk of losing this client if they show no scruples....in which case are you happy that your reputation is worth more than the value of the work?

What he said.

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Thanks to so many people for reporting the spam PM to the moderators. However, please stop now, we've got the message!

When? Hopefully not since I banned him about 7am this morning.

I banned him this morning so it should stop...let me know if not.

I've never seen ivy strangle a tree - do you mean by constriction? I think competing for light is the main issue. Anyway....in response to the OP: it sounds like it should be a grand old Oak or something, but the fact you're asking probably means it's a little Cockspur thorn or Japanese Cherry!

Reminds me of my school design tech project when I made a hifi cabinet out of the front of a mini!

Flicking through a copy of the posh hunting magazine 'The Field' last week, I came across this letter from a reader claiming he had 'cured' his Ash from Ash dieback! I suspect that perhaps the tree didn't actually have Chalara dieback but it did make me wonder if anyone else had heard of any successful treatments.

The Suunto ones come with a variety of different scales and info on them. One just gives you an angle reading so you have to use a conversion table to find the height. The best one in my experience gives actual readings of the height on scales that depend how far you are stood from the tree. Eg one scale gives heights when you are 20m away, one gives heights when you are 25m away etc. That makes it easy because you just need to accurately pace out a set distance from the tree each time to get an instant height reading. I've got a Haglof digital clinonmeter which is better again as its smaller, lighter and gives you a height that already takes your own height in to consideration.

I think there's a demand for good subby tree surveyors - especially if you're flexible on travel arrangements. You will need a qualification (LANTRA Professional Tree Inspector as a minimum, ideally a Tech Cert/L4) and a working knowledge of planning and tree risk survey methods to command regular work. Where are you based?

Had one for a few years but gave it to a mate in the end. The bread was nice but comes out a strange shape loaf and only keeps for about two days.

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/83815-tree-ident.html

Happened in Bristol a few years ago, so definitely not a freak accident! Bus loses roof after hitting tree on Fishponds Road, Bristol | Bristol Post

Sounds interesting. Who are you representing? Is this an academic project, or on behalf of a company or government body?

Steady on there matey. As you quite rightly say, AT is a place to learn and debate so let it happen rather than slamming posts you don't agree with.

Also consider the site history with regard to tree failures. It looks like one of the adjacent beeches has suffered a large failure from a weak union....as the tree you are asking about has tight forks and a decay fungus present it seems fairly likely that the same could happen.

That means 60% are on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. Which averages out at 20% each day of the week.

Thanks guys - very helpful posts. I think a chat with the TO is a good idea Gary - we have a good working relationship so I should be able to gauge his stance on an application and thoughts on an 'engineered solution'. This concept of not being able to abate a nuisance caused by your own tree is a strange one. To think that you are entitled to sever the roots of your neighbours tree but not your own seems bonkers! I'll keep you posted on the progress, unless I make a hash of it all and am too embarrassed .

Yes, the TO pointed that out in the refusal notice from the previous application.

Excellent! That's really something to be proud of.

Thanks Gary - I had forgotten about your mammoth thread about a similar issue. I've just read through it and now I have a headache! I think my case is simpler though, here's a summary: My client (A) has a tree growing on the boundary of her property with her neighbour (B). The tree is a mature False Acacia and is covered by a TPO - I don't know the details of the TPO as yet. The tree is disrupting the block-paved driveway of A's property - not severely but enough to cause a trip-hazard already. An application to fell the tree was made by B last year, reasons given were shade, proximity to houses and damage to A's drive. This was refused and the recommendation of an engineered solution recommended to repair the drive. No 'expert' advice in the form of a report was submitted with the last application though. My client (A) wants me to prepare a new application with accompanying report to fell the tree. My initial thoughts seeing the site on Friday were that lifting the affected pavers and pruning surface roots would abate the nuisance in the short term. However, the tree is fully mature and has a fair bit of deadwood in it - a SLE of 10-20 years in my opinion. A CAVAT valuation came out as £14.5k. Presumably repairing the drive would be less than this, but future damage of the drive is foreseeable so ideally the client would prefer to have the tree removed. Reading through your case last year, it seems that it is better to make an application to fell rather than relying on exemptions to prune the roots now, otherwise there can be no possibility to claim compensation for future damage, correct?

Anyone?

So....can someone take action to abate a nuisance caused by the roots of a boundary (TPO'd) tree , i.e. a tree jointly owned by the person suffering the nuisance and a neighbour?