In article ,
says...

In article ,
writes:
| When/how does a tree become a 'protected' tree - as in a tree that
| you're not allowed to cut down? Does the local council or whatever
| have to explicitly place a protection order on the tree or what?

Yes. And the owner of the property has a chance to object.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

If you are in a conservation area then all trees over a certain diameter
(6" Ithink) are automatically protected
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea