ColinG

Some are maybe 12/15 feet away, heading down (they won't fall on the house, pretty sure of that - not so sure about the road below!). Hard to judge height as they are downhill, but maybe 50-60 feet?

Hi, was visiting a relative whose house was built above a steep bank leading down to a stream and minor road. The steep bank is actually part of their property, but because it's practically impossible to use for anything, is just left wild, with lots of mature trees. I'm assured that the house is properly underpinned, and it doesn't worry them. However I noticed for the first time that a lot (most) of the big trees growing in this bank are ash.

They look fine and healthy now, but if (as seems to be predicted) they succumb to one or other fatal disease in the nearish future, are they going to have problems? What are the likely effects on the stability of the bank? If/when they go, are the trees at risk of collapsing onto the road below? Should they be thinking about doing something now, while the bank is stable, or am I worrying about nothing?

Thanks for any advice:001_smile:

I found this link

Destruction of Fruit-Bearing Trees \ Dr. Moshe Gartenberg and Rabbi Shmuel Gluck

It says (among other things);

According to Rabbi Dovid Feinstein, the criterion to be used in current times is whether the fruit is sold in supermarkets and other such stores. Working with this principle, trees which yield such produce as acorns, crab apples and wild berries would be excluded from the prohibition.

Great advice all round. A bit less concerned, and a bit less ignorant now.

Thanks all:001_smile:

Hi, new member with a newbie type question. I'm looking at buying a bit of woodland, but the thing that's putting me off most are the paths. The wood has been used for motorbike racing, and pretty much all the paths and rides (and quite a few other areas) are heavily rutted, and compacted to the point of there still being standing water in them even after a long spell of dry weather. This is five years after it was last used.

How easy is this to deal with? I don't expect perfect smoothess, but I need people (especially visitors) to get around without constantly running ankle-breaking risks. What are the right questions to ask of contractors? What equipment would be involved, and any idea what sort of costs I'd have to factor in (something per metre I presume?)

Thanks for any advice.