On 28/9/07 12:50, in article
, "aboleth"
wrote:

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Just an update as you were all so helpful. The tree surgeon hired by
my neighbour has recommended the whole crown is removed and the trunk
reduced to 15 feet. He says it should grow back, but this will leave
it with no branches at all so I guess it will be a slow process.
Neighbour is sad, so are we, but it's better than having a branch fall
on us.

The tree surgeon did some pruning of our Rubinia while he was there,
saving me a job (though he was a lot more severe than I would have
been!).


Your neighbour might like to retain the stump (if it's not rotten) and grow
something like a rose or clematis up it. That way he has a lovely natural
climbing frame and his tree is still part of his garden but in a new role.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'