We have a large oak tree at the bottom of our garden with branches that keep getting bigger and bigger every year. We have been here for 4yrs now.
I am currently watching it violently rage in the wind and I'm a little concerned. It is in the SW facing corner of the garden so I have never really worried about it blocking sunlight. But now looking at it, if its not trimmed the branches will reach over the patio in a few years.
I rake the autumn leaf and acorn fall every year till the last leaves at about Christmas to ensure the grass underneath doesn't die. This year there has been more acorns this year than I have ever seen before! Anybody else notice this? This is why I would like it trimmed, to have a break from the heavy raking for a few years at least.
The tree is on the boundary at the bottom of the garden. I believe it's on our side as it just in front of the small wire fencing that runs in the hedge along that boundary. I have never been sure exactly where the boundary is drawn; either it's in front of or behind the hedge.
Our house is ex-council so I think some of our neighbours who we share the boundary with at the bottom of the garden might still be council/ housing association tenants. The tree canopy spans over 4 or 5 gardens including ours. Deeds show that we are responsible for the boundary all round our house apart from the one at the bottom of the garden where the oak is. However, the tree could be our side of the garden.
We have in the past spoken to the local housing association about whether it had a P.O against it and they said that it didn't to our surprise. I'm not convinced and I don't have this answer in writing so I will have to ask again just to be sure.
Normally if it was bang in the middle of our garden I would just get a quote and get it trimmed but I believe where this one is required further enquiries. It could be that council or housing association are responsible or that we share the responsibility. Anybody have any experience of dealing with something similar?
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How to go about having a very large oak tree on the garden boundary trimmed
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Notyetthere · 21/10/2017 12:07
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