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Can I fell a big tree in my backyard?

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  • 14-05-2019 8:24am
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    watn_a_van
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23 ✭


    There's a large tree in the back garden and it's grown massively since I moved in 6 years ago.

    Lease says I am responsible for maintenance of garden. Can I cut this tree down?


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    GreeBo
    Registered Users Posts: 27,163 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    https://treecouncil.ie/tree-advice/trees-law/

    Further complicated because its not your land or your tree. At a minimum you would need the owners permission, failing that you could be brought to court for damages, just as if you knocked down their shed.


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    watn_a_van
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23 ✭watn_a_van


    GreeBo wrote: »
    https://treecouncil.ie/tree-advice/trees-law/

    Further complicated because its not your land or your tree. At a minimum you would need the owners permission, failing that you could be brought to court for damages, just as if you knocked down their shed.

    So is it the owners responsibility to maintain and/knock this tree?


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    degrassinoel
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    it's your job to cut the grass and keep the garden tidy, ye want the tree cut down, ye have to talk to the owner and get permission for it first.


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    Gumbo
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    watn_a_van wrote: »
    So is it the owners responsibility to maintain and/knock this tree?

    Ensure it’s safe.
    The owner doesn’t have to knock it down at all.


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    watn_a_van
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23 ✭watn_a_van


    kceire wrote: »
    Ensure it’s safe.
    The owner doesn’t have to knock it down at all.

    Hard to gauge what safe means. Any tree can fall over. If it falls it could fall on the house


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    Lumen
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    watn_a_van wrote: »
    Hard to gauge what safe means. Any tree can fall over. If it falls it could fall on the house
    Is it hard, though?

    Healthy trees don't just fall over. There are some species (e.g. willow, I think) that can suffer from split trunks but even with these, regular inspections after storms are enough to spot the risk.


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    GreeBo
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    watn_a_van wrote: »
    Hard to gauge what safe means. Any tree can fall over. If it falls it could fall on the house

    How far is it from the house?


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    watn_a_van
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23 ✭watn_a_van


    GreeBo wrote: »
    How far is it from the house?

    I would say the base of the tree is about 15/20 feet away from the nearest part of the house and the tree I would guess is about 20-25 feet high.


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    BrokenArrows
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    No you cant chop the tree down.

    1. Its not your property.
    2. You need a license to fell trees.
    3. Cutting down trees is not part of "maintenance".


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    watn_a_van
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23 ✭watn_a_van


    BrokenArrows wrote: »
    No you cant chop the tree down.

    1. Its not your property.
    2. You need a license to fell trees.
    3. Cutting down trees is not part of "maintenance".

    Well, when I mean chopping it down I mean getting a pro to do it.

    But you're saying it's not my responsibility? Should I have been maintaining the tree to stop it growing so much? I didn't really notice it growing so big tbh.


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    Interested Observer
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    watn_a_van wrote: »
    Hard to gauge what safe means. Any tree can fall over. If it falls it could fall on the house

    Might as well get rid of all the trees everywhere so.


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    watn_a_van
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23 ✭watn_a_van


    Interested Observer wrote: »
    Might as well get rid of all the trees everywhere so.

    Well not all trees are within falling distance of a house.

    Should I ask the landlord what they want to do? Whether they want to trim or cut it down completely? I think the tree might be dead inside and if it was trimmed it would just be bare and brown I think.

    Who should pay for this?


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    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    There's a large dead tree that's massively grown in 6 years?

    Curious.


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    Lumen
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    watn_a_van wrote: »
    Should I ask the landlord what they want to do? Whether they want to trim or cut it down completely? I think the tree might be dead inside and if it was trimmed it would just be bare and brown I think.
    Some types of tree don't respond well to hard pruning, but that doesn't mean that they're "dead inside". If it has green bits on it in the summer, it's not dead. It might be dying, but you can tell that by inspection if you know what you're looking for.

    Just tell the landlord that you're concerned about it.


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    Del2005
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    BrokenArrows wrote: »
    No you cant chop the tree down.

    1. Its not your property.
    2. You need a license to fell trees.
    3. Cutting down trees is not part of "maintenance".

    You don't need a licence to fell within 30m of a property.

    From the OP it's sounds like a Leylandii and cutting them down in urban areas is maintenence


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    Graham
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    OP won't be replying folks.

    Thread closed.


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