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Old 07-08-2012, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by James Hunt View Post
A mature horse chestnut about 20m high lies between my neighbours and
my garden, splitting our boundary fence.

He wants it cut down so he gets more sun in his garden, we want it
left as is - we've compromised on pruning the top 30% and removing as
much as possible from their side of the tree, sharing the costs.

We've been emphatic throughout that we want the work done properly to
ensure the best chance that the tree survives the work.

They've brought somebody round to look at the tree to give them a
quote. His business card included tree lopping and tree pruning, but
also other more general jobs, so he's doesn't seem a specialist tree
surgeon.

Treestyle Arboricultu Professional Tree Surgeons, Manchester Tree surgeon Manchester

He has told our neighbours that he can start work next week. However,
I thought that it was a bad idea to do major work on horse chestnuts
this early in the year on account of them being especially sappy at
this time which tended to exacerbate bug infections post tree
maintenance.

Can anyone confirm whether that's correct? If so, it sounds like the
man who has quoted our neighbours is either unknowledgeable about tree
work, or unscrupulous as to the health of the tree.

Thanks.
Hi

Anyone with tree lopping in their description is not a tree surgeon. They have not received any formal training and are unaware of the correct tree work terminology. Pruning a tree in mid summer is good as it is at a stage where its energy levels are at the highest and the tree gets a chance to adjust its physiology before the stress of winter. Reducing a crown on a horse chestnut should only remove approx 20 percent of the foliage and from the correct place. This prevents undue stress on the tree and may prevent to much reaction growth. To keep the tree at the density and size you need it needs to be repeated every two to three years which may cost between 3 and 5 hundred. If this is prohibitive then a one off payment to fell remove the tree may prove cost effective.