g'day jo,

wow long time ago that tiny url thread, i had responded to that
person, as they ash said they had a forest gum theya re the ones the
grow huge and should never be in suburbia, i understated the distance
for safety that should read a minimum of 1.5 times the height of the
tree from any structure.

so a tree of 40' should be min' 60' but the tree is going to grow to
more like 60' or 80', you can work out the minimum distances from that
but for me the minimum should be twice the full height of the mature
tree so 60' becomes 120'.

so in the case of the post that tree should be removed.

lopping promotes less stable branch growths there is no way to make
large forest gums safe for a suburbian situation.

at this stage we don't know which variety you have but in either case
it is still too close to the house, while it is this height and easy
to cut down shy not consider that and buy anotehr to plant say 8 or 10
meters from te house, or maybe a more suitable tree for you climate
ie.,. one of you native species?

my web page url has changed since that tiny url post when i was known
as gardenlen.

can't suggest a cost for removal you will need to ring someone who
does that locally and get the costs from them, most of them chip up
waht they cut down so you may also be able to keep the chip from you
tree for the garden.


On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:02:59 -0800 (PST), wrote:
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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

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