"Christina Websell" wrote ...

My Lawson's cypr are gone from the front of my house, insurance claim from
my neighbours.
I held out for a while, they refused to grind out the stumps, but I
insisted that if they didn't, I would not agree.
So they came and felled them today, ground out the stumps and now it's like
there were never there.
They were great for the woodpigeons, who nested in them all the time, so I
did insist they waited until there were none.
I used to be friends with my neighbours and now, because of these trees, we
hate each other.
She will notice a difference in the winter, when her car freezes over more
without the protection from them. Good.

Think of it as an opportunity to plant something more interesting, even
better looking.
We are going to have the large Robinia pseudoacacia "Tortuosa" down in our
front garden shortly, it's got too big and no longer looks good IMO but I
already have it's replacement growing in a pot out back, Albizia
julibrissin, which will stay much smaller and always look good.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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