Who and how much to cut down trees?

[RandomMess]

2 large trees in our rear garden that need to come down for safety reasons.

Do I need a tree surgeon or someone that does ground works?

What insurance should they have and is it checkable on line?

Live in NW (not Manchester itself) any vague idea of costs - I'm expecting it to be £ but happy to pay for someone to do it properly and safely!

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@RandomMess

Name the fastest growing deciduous trees common in the UK and I reckon it's one of them, it was a large sapling 8 years ago but happy days the neighbours have said we can remove it.

May need to leave the stump due to retaining wall tbh. Argh don't mind paying just don't want to be over charged by some cowboy (girl) or pay for a service above and beyond what I need.

I know of a friend of a friend Arborist who is female!! Have her in mind to come and cut back the rest of the trees/bushes etc. not sure if her business includes large tree removal and disposal.

Ash?

The problem with leaving the stump is many native trees will continue to grow from said stump, as if they had been coppiced and so digging it or grinding it out is really the answer, after it has been felled.

See it's such a minefield!!!

We are a stones throw from the edge of the wood so the neighbours are good at tell us which are tree saplings to pull up 🤣

I miss my central town "yard" in suburbia. Knew what I was doing with my hedges, climbers and plants!

Where abouts are you @RandomMess?
I instruct tree work on a v regular basis across the UK so might be able to recommended someone to you.

If you don't want up pay to have the stump ground out, might be worth seeing if you can leave a stump at table or seat height if the position suits? Just a thought.

@MsGrumpytrousers

If you don't want up pay to have the stump ground out, might be worth seeing if you can leave a stump at table or seat height if the position suits? Just a thought.

Still need to consider how you're going to stop it being a pollard and just regrowing....

North Lancashire/Cumbria.

ah ok probably too far for my chaps :/

Oh I was hoping you'd say Northumberland! Hmmm no I have no one, I actually send a guy from Bristol to do my tree surgery in Cumbria because we've had a few let downs in that area.
I would suggest looking on the arboricultural association website for a contractor. They will have the right insurance and qualifications for what you're looking for.
Tree work is dangerous - be careful when choosing your contractor.

Cheers PineTree

Absolutely do not want some cowboy doing something that means the retaining walls are compromised and our row of houses end up sliding into the neighbours garden in a few years time 😳😆

Him, or her.

We are allowed to own and use chainsaws these days. And insurance. And to own a company. Even in possession of a vagina. I know, who knew?

Oh FFS. Usually I say “them”, yesterday I mistyped. Yes, I know language is important in setting the default expectation, but can’t you let a single mistake slide? Especially in a group of mainly grown women who aren’t in the process of learning society’s expectations? It would be different if i were talking to young people.

@RandomMess

Exactly I wanted to ensure I was getting the right person to do the job. Also what insurance they have, hmmm issues their qualifications??

What's the difference between a arborist and tree surgeon 🤷🏽‍♀️

As far as I gather from my arborist friend, arborist/arboriculturalist is the preferred nomenclature for what the public know as tree-surgeons. It emphasises the knowledge involved.

Easy to recognise ash at this time of year by its black buds

In November we had two trees cut down and one ‘topped’.
The first tree was a leyllandi about 25/30 ft high. That was £600 completely cleared away as the fir wood is not good for the wood burning stove. The second and third trees cost £1200 combined they were, a huge eucalyptus 35/40 ft high with 3 trunks, and topping a 25ft fir. Both were at the bottom of a 45degree slope. The eucalyptus trunks were cut into logs fir the stove. The rest was chipped.
The tree surgeons had their own insurance, we’re appropriately qualified and were personally recommended.
The cost might seem a lot, but the works was excellent and took away the worry of tall trees and storms.

@Beebumble2 conifer is OK for the stove but not for the chimney. I wonder how the costs of extra chimney cleaning stack against the benefits of free fuel? We burned our 4 30ft leylandii with no apparent problem, well seasoned and mixed in with other stuff.

Yes, agreed about storm worries - I was happy when the neighbours got rid of the 20ft Eucalyptus growing about 10ft from our house. Not so worried about next door but one neighbours’ 50ft conifers - if they go, they”ll damage the garden but not the house. I’d like them to stay, but have to accept that the people in the cottages the other side have very real reasons for wanting them to go. Meanwhile we just watch them swaying alarmingly in the wind.