I have a tree (Ok, Lleylandi sp?) I desperately need to trim the top
off. However, there is a birds nest about half way up it (way below
where I intend to chop). Nest appears to be vacant, but I cannot be
certain. I think the birds are starlings.

Is there any time I can safely assume the nest would be vacant in order
to perform the appropriate chopping of the tree?

wrote in message
ups.com...
I have a tree (Ok, Lleylandi sp?) I desperately need to trim the top
off. However, there is a birds nest about half way up it (way below
where I intend to chop). Nest appears to be vacant, but I cannot be
certain. I think the birds are starlings.

Is there any time I can safely assume the nest would be vacant in order
to perform the appropriate chopping of the tree?

All starling chicks have flown the nest here (Leeds). All the nests in our
Leylandii are vacant now. I'd say it was a good time, bird-wise.

Mary

On 3/7/06 11:48, in article ,
"Mary Fisher" wrote:


wrote in message
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I have a tree (Ok, Lleylandi sp?) I desperately need to trim the top
off. However, there is a birds nest about half way up it (way below
where I intend to chop). Nest appears to be vacant, but I cannot be
certain. I think the birds are starlings.

Is there any time I can safely assume the nest would be vacant in order
to perform the appropriate chopping of the tree?

All starling chicks have flown the nest here (Leeds). All the nests in our
Leylandii are vacant now. I'd say it was a good time, bird-wise.

You may well be right but I have looked on the RSPB web site and can't find
any details of when different birds nest, lay eggs, hatch, and fledge.
Perhaps I'm just not putting in the right questions.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(email address on website)

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On 3/7/06 11:48, in article
,
"Mary Fisher" wrote:


wrote in message
ups.com...
I have a tree (Ok, Lleylandi sp?) I desperately need to trim the top
off. However, there is a birds nest about half way up it (way below
where I intend to chop). Nest appears to be vacant, but I cannot be
certain. I think the birds are starlings.

Is there any time I can safely assume the nest would be vacant in order
to perform the appropriate chopping of the tree?

All starling chicks have flown the nest here (Leeds). All the nests in
our
Leylandii are vacant now. I'd say it was a good time, bird-wise.

You may well be right but I have looked on the RSPB web site and can't
find
any details of when different birds nest, lay eggs, hatch, and fledge.
Perhaps I'm just not putting in the right questions.

It's just from observation of bird activity (a lot) in our very tall
Leylandi.

I wondered about the starling identification too because of the location,
our starlings nest in holes in the eaves. Perhaps it's a blackbird's nest -
they do sometimes have two (rarely here) or even (very rarely here) three
hatches.

It would certainly be a good idea to leave it until early autumn to be
sure - cooler too :-)

Mary

On 3/7/06 11:25, in article
,
" wrote:

I have a tree (Ok, Lleylandi sp?) I desperately need to trim the top
off. However, there is a birds nest about half way up it (way below
where I intend to chop). Nest appears to be vacant, but I cannot be
certain. I think the birds are starlings.

Is there any time I can safely assume the nest would be vacant in order
to perform the appropriate chopping of the tree?

Can you wait until September to be on the safe side? If it IS a starling's
nest, it may well be vacant by now but if not, well........starlings are on
the Red List.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(email address on website)

wrote:
I have a tree (Ok, Lleylandi sp?) I desperately need to trim the top
off. However, there is a birds nest about half way up it (way below
where I intend to chop). Nest appears to be vacant, but I cannot be
certain. I think the birds are starlings.

Is there any time I can safely assume the nest would be vacant in
order to perform the appropriate chopping of the tree?

My belief has always been that trees should be 'pruned' in autumn, when the
sap stops rising.
If you inform neighbour of this, plus you need to be sure nest is vacant,
surely he will understand?
If he doesn't, I expect it will take longer than that for him to get to
court........assuming he can find a solicitor who doesn't fall around
guffawing
--
ßôyþëtë

My thanks to all on this topic...

I'm a newbie to gardening, hence I did not know the optimal time for
pruning trees.
I acquired the tree's with the house, and whilst I'm not a fan, I don't
have any alternatives to hiding the fence behind them.

I've explained to the neighbour, and shown them the active nest, and
they are happy to leave it, until later in the year.

Ian


BoyPete wrote:
wrote:
I have a tree (Ok, Lleylandi sp?) I desperately need to trim the top
off. However, there is a birds nest about half way up it (way below
where I intend to chop). Nest appears to be vacant, but I cannot be
certain. I think the birds are starlings.

Is there any time I can safely assume the nest would be vacant in
order to perform the appropriate chopping of the tree?

My belief has always been that trees should be 'pruned' in autumn, when the
sap stops rising.
If you inform neighbour of this, plus you need to be sure nest is vacant,
surely he will understand?
If he doesn't, I expect it will take longer than that for him to get to
court........assuming he can find a solicitor who doesn't fall around
guffawing
--
ßôyþëtë

On 7/7/06 11:10, in article
,
" wrote:

My thanks to all on this topic...

I'm a newbie to gardening, hence I did not know the optimal time for
pruning trees.
I acquired the tree's with the house, and whilst I'm not a fan, I don't
have any alternatives to hiding the fence behind them.

I've explained to the neighbour, and shown them the active nest, and
they are happy to leave it, until later in the year.

Nonetheless, I'd be inclined to firmly and politely state that you intend to
keep the trees at whatever height you (reasonably) decide upon. Most fences
go to 6' and 9' is not unreasonable when it's not shading them! In fact,
you could point out to them that, in this instance, your privacy guarantees
theirs. I do think it would be a good idea to draw the boundaries firmly
and literally on this one while it's in discussion.
And, depending on where you live, this group could give you excellent
suggestions for evergreen hedging and flowering shrub planting which would
hide your fence if you tire of the leylandii and having to keep them clipped
back....... ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(email address on website)

wrote in message
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My thanks to all on this topic...

I'm a newbie to gardening, hence I did not know the optimal time for
pruning trees.
I acquired the tree's with the house, and whilst I'm not a fan, I don't
have any alternatives to hiding the fence behind them.

I've explained to the neighbour, and shown them the active nest, and
they are happy to leave it, until later in the year.

Ian

Well done!

Mary

wrote:
My thanks to all on this topic...

I'm a newbie to gardening, hence I did not know the optimal time for
pruning trees.
I acquired the tree's with the house, and whilst I'm not a fan, I
don't have any alternatives to hiding the fence behind them.

I've explained to the neighbour, and shown them the active nest, and
they are happy to leave it, until later in the year.

Ian


Nice one
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ßôyþëtë