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MikeW wrote:

Hmm well its not that unreasonable I have a very long garden the
neighbour has only 35ft and this tree is very close to the boundary
although not overhanging it.
Its vitally important in these cases to try and see the situation from
the other peoples point.

You sound like a decent, neighbourly sort of person :-)

Which aspect? If it is to the north of his garden, there is a much
lesser problem than if it is to the south.

Of course I will be using a tree surgeon to curry out this work but
wondering if anyone had first hand knowledge with this tree species.

My posting was based on certain knowledge. Beech is one of the trees
that can be coppiced, and is commonly grown as a hedge. But it is
less clear whether that is feasible for such a large tree.

As someone else posted, it is quite possible that the tree has simply
got too big for the location, in which case it might be reasonable
to remove it (the timber has value) and replace it by something else.
Without inspecting, it is hard to say - well, actually, it is easy
to say, but bullshit is best ignored.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.