I'm after opinions on what to do about an oak sapling in my next door
neighbour's hedge.

I have a conservatory which runs up to the boundary, and stops just a few
inches inside the actual boundary. Conservatory end wall extends into a 6
-7ft garden wall, also just a few inches inside the boundary. This screens
my swimming pool.

Neighbour has planted leylandii, to screen wall, and keeps them reasonably
well trimmed level with top of wall, together with a few other invasive
plants like some wild honeysuckle, ivy and a few brambles, all growing in
and around the leylandii. I don't have any problems with this. We just keep
the odd bit of growth that comes over our side under control and there's
never been any neighbourly problems.

There is now a quite vigorous oak sapling growing up through the top of the
hedge. It's about 8 ft or so tall at the moment, but quite spindly. It's
actually about 2-3ft away from the corner of the conservatory end wall.

My concern is that with time, it could put roots under the conservatory -
that end is the plant room for the pool. I've suggested to him a couple of
times that it might be prudent to take it out, given that it's only about
5ft away from the corner of his garage, and he's always said he'd get
around to it. Except that he hasn't.

It isn't going to present a major problem in the next few years, but I can
foresee a time when it could do. Any thoughts about how best to proceed?
I'm reluctant to put anything in writing at this stage.

--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net

"The Wanderer" wrote in message
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I'm after opinions on what to do about an oak sapling in my next door
neighbour's hedge.

I have a conservatory which runs up to the boundary, and stops just a few
inches inside the actual boundary. Conservatory end wall extends into a 6
-7ft garden wall, also just a few inches inside the boundary. This screens
my swimming pool.

Neighbour has planted leylandii, to screen wall, and keeps them reasonably
well trimmed level with top of wall, together with a few other invasive
plants like some wild honeysuckle, ivy and a few brambles, all growing in
and around the leylandii. I don't have any problems with this. We just
keep
the odd bit of growth that comes over our side under control and there's
never been any neighbourly problems.

There is now a quite vigorous oak sapling growing up through the top of
the
hedge. It's about 8 ft or so tall at the moment, but quite spindly. It's
actually about 2-3ft away from the corner of the conservatory end wall.

My concern is that with time, it could put roots under the conservatory -
that end is the plant room for the pool. I've suggested to him a couple of
times that it might be prudent to take it out, given that it's only about
5ft away from the corner of his garage, and he's always said he'd get
around to it. Except that he hasn't.

It isn't going to present a major problem in the next few years, but I can
foresee a time when it could do. Any thoughts about how best to proceed?
I'm reluctant to put anything in writing at this stage.

--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net

Can you not remove it yourself?
J

On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 15:10:05 +0000, The Wanderer put finger to
keyboard and typed:.

My concern is that with time, it could put roots under the conservatory -
that end is the plant room for the pool. I've suggested to him a couple of
times that it might be prudent to take it out, given that it's only about
5ft away from the corner of his garage, and he's always said he'd get
around to it. Except that he hasn't.

It isn't going to present a major problem in the next few years, but I can
foresee a time when it could do. Any thoughts about how best to proceed?
I'm reluctant to put anything in writing at this stage.

Offer to go round and do it yourself, instead of asking him to do it.
That should be enough to determine whether he actually wants to keep
the tree, and is hoping that you'll shut up about it, or whether he's
just being lazy and/or forgetful. If he accepts your offer, then at
least you've got rid of it even if it involves you in a bit more
effort, if he declines then you've got more leverage if you need to
make it a formal complaint.

Mark
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On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:00:11 +0000, Jenny wrote:

"The Wanderer" wrote in message
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I'm after opinions on what to do about an oak sapling in my next door
neighbour's hedge.

I have a conservatory which runs up to the boundary, and stops just a few
inches inside the actual boundary. Conservatory end wall extends into a 6
-7ft garden wall, also just a few inches inside the boundary. This screens
my swimming pool.

Neighbour has planted leylandii, to screen wall, and keeps them reasonably
well trimmed level with top of wall, together with a few other invasive
plants like some wild honeysuckle, ivy and a few brambles, all growing in
and around the leylandii. I don't have any problems with this. We just
keep
the odd bit of growth that comes over our side under control and there's
never been any neighbourly problems.

There is now a quite vigorous oak sapling growing up through the top of
the
hedge. It's about 8 ft or so tall at the moment, but quite spindly. It's
actually about 2-3ft away from the corner of the conservatory end wall.

My concern is that with time, it could put roots under the conservatory -
that end is the plant room for the pool. I've suggested to him a couple of
times that it might be prudent to take it out, given that it's only about
5ft away from the corner of his garage, and he's always said he'd get
around to it. Except that he hasn't.

It isn't going to present a major problem in the next few years, but I can
foresee a time when it could do. Any thoughts about how best to proceed?
I'm reluctant to put anything in writing at this stage.

--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net

Can you not remove it yourself?

Yes, quite easily, but it's well over his side of the boundary.

--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net

On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 15:10:05 +0000, The Wanderer
wrote:

I'm after opinions on what to do about an oak sapling in my next door
neighbour's hedge.

I have a conservatory which runs up to the boundary, and stops just a few
inches inside the actual boundary. Conservatory end wall extends into a 6
-7ft garden wall, also just a few inches inside the boundary. This screens
my swimming pool.

Neighbour has planted leylandii, to screen wall, and keeps them reasonably
well trimmed level with top of wall, together with a few other invasive
plants like some wild honeysuckle, ivy and a few brambles, all growing in
and around the leylandii. I don't have any problems with this. We just keep
the odd bit of growth that comes over our side under control and there's
never been any neighbourly problems.

There is now a quite vigorous oak sapling growing up through the top of the
hedge. It's about 8 ft or so tall at the moment, but quite spindly. It's
actually about 2-3ft away from the corner of the conservatory end wall.

My concern is that with time, it could put roots under the conservatory -
that end is the plant room for the pool. I've suggested to him a couple of
times that it might be prudent to take it out, given that it's only about
5ft away from the corner of his garage, and he's always said he'd get
around to it. Except that he hasn't.

It isn't going to present a major problem in the next few years, but I can
foresee a time when it could do. Any thoughts about how best to proceed?
I'm reluctant to put anything in writing at this stage.


You could ask him if he wants you to sort it out - given that he
seemed to be quite amicable to doing something to it.