JoeB14

Many thanks for all the advice. The tree is covered under a blanket TPO so will have to contact the council. I have arranged for a local tree surgeon to make a visit next week and deliver his view and quote 😬

Thanks all for the comments. Really useful. Attached are a couple of extra photos showing the canopy. Signs of buds forming. No signs of fungus as yet. I believe there may have been some localised landscaping around the trees when the new houses were built around eight years ago. The leaves last year didn’t last for long and shrivelled up and fell. A nearby Copper Beach had a full canopy and lasted longer in leaf. If there is little I can do for the tree should I be looking for this to be removed this year or will it be fine for a few more years? The tree is approx 6m from our house and within falling distance. many thanks again

Hi, we moved to a property with an established Copper Beech tree in the rear garden. There was bark damage to one side of the tree but this has deteriorated considerably over the last ten months and bark is gradually falling off. I was told that the original damage may have been caused by an over zealous Gardner with a strimmer. The damage is only to the side of the tree shown in the photo (completely fine on the other side). Can anyone tell me if this is terminal or if the tree can be saved. Many thanks