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Aries wrote:
Our neighbour has bought a birch tree which is already over 10 feet high.
He has planted it on his side of our boundary fence just 8 metres from the
corner wall of our house.

What height will this tree attain ? is it a fast grower? And has he
planted it too near to our property and if so why?

Probably only 35', but possibly more. Fairly fast. It's marginal.

Birches are not particularly bad at causing subsidence, which is
one reason they are popular with planners, but are the number one
pain in the **** for getting into any drain or ducting. If you
have the slightest crack in a drain, the birch will find it and
probably block it.

But they don't blow over or drop branches without warning (another
reason that planners like them), though you have to watch out for
die back because the wood rots quite fast. They are the foremost
tree for mycorrhiza in the UK, so fungi on the roots doesn't
necessarily mean they are on the way out.

They don't cast a heavy shade or drop a heavy leaf litter, but
their dropped seeds and leaves will get EVERYWHERE.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.