fenwoman wrote:
S John wrote in message
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I have a twenty five year old cherry tree at the bottom of the garden, (at
a
guess 25-30 feet high)and up until now, unbeknown me has now started to
obstruct light reaching our neighbours garden. A few months back our
neighbour eventually came round and mentioned it, and he was talking toa
friend whom said the best time to do trimming work on the tree would bein
the autumn. So we both agreed on that & left it.

However, last week I was tidying up the hedge and various bits of the
garden, when a bloke popped round asking if I wanted any gardening
services
doing, and remarked that my cherry tree needing trimming (Lopping) and
would
do this for a £120. I asked him if he was sure he could do this at this
stage of the year, so having no ill affect on the tree. He told me that
this
would have no affect on the tree, so thinking that my neighbour would
benefit some light this summer, agreed for him to do so.

Must admit, garden looks much lighter now, however people including my
other
next-door neighbour have now told me that I could have done long-term
damage
to the tree, leaving it open to infection, maybe killing the tree. (This
Chap did say he had treated the areas that had been lopped)


I feel rather stupid, but more worried about the long term affects of the
tree.

Will try & post a link to the tree later.
tell your neighbours to mind their own business and start aiming to be less
sensitive to what others think.

Your fen is obviously plonked in the middle of nowhere, if you believe
this is a helpful contribution. I wouldn't dream of doing any work
which impinges on my neighbour's garden - even just a little - without
at least mentioning it to them as a matter of courtesy. This may well
lead to them declaring that they have a problem with it, and having to
compromise on what was initially intended, but how large a price is
that to pay compared to making an ennemy you have no choice but to live
next door to?
Courtesy may be superfluous for fenwomen, but the rest of us have to
bother lubricating our human relationships.

Cat(h)