"JaneS" wrote in message
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About a year ago I noticed a little tree sprouting out of the ground up
against the wall of my ground floor flat. I am not entirely sure what
kind of tree it is but a conifer of some sort - I am not particularly
knowledgeable about these things - so I will just call it a 'christmas
tree type tree'!! In the last year it has grown so much, it is now
about 4 ft tall. Lovely though it is (and I would love to leave it) BUT
I am concerned about the roots (eventually) causing damage to the
building.
So here is my question - I don't want to kill it really but I think it
can't stay where it is.
What are my options? if I keep chopping it back so that it stays small
(ish) will the roots then also stay smaller? Or can I dig it up and
replant it elsewhere in the garden (away from the property).
Any advice greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I'd replant it away from the house.
I'm in terrible trouble from my 3 Lawson's cypressus as my neighbours claim
they are harming their house.
Funny that. I agreed to reduce them this month so no birds were nesting (as
they were when my neighbour said they wanted to put a fence up in July)
The trees never stopped their fence and they made no attempt to put one up.

I had my house underpinned in 03. The structural engineer said "your house
will never move again but at some time in the future your neighbour's house
will."

So, that's happening. Blame the trees. They were not found at fault in my
underpinning, my house was monitored for two years every few weeks by a
structural engineer to see what needed to be done eventually.
The letter I got said I had 6 trees. No, 3.
Also suggested not to fall out with my neighbours as it was not them
contacting me.
Too late. when a neighbour runs around my house banging on the windows
because I did not answer the door, it suggests we cannot discuss this
calmly.

Tina





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JaneS