jimmy0211 2 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 drop some japanese knot weed in his garden :L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferreterni 29 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Alright mate, if you can find out if that tree had a TPO on it, the person who cut it down could be liable for a £20000 fine and the cost of a replacement tree, or £5000 for damage to it....ie pruning, but you'll have to be able to prove who hacked it first!!!! if what they've left is a stump it'll grow back like a pollard and then you'll have to have it sorted every 5 years or so, also by just leaving the main stem like that, the tree will be open to infection and disease and might mean that the tree will lose alot of its core strength in the future if it recovers!!!!!! Also seeing as pops aint the most stable trees in the first place, could be double trouble!!!!! Check its TPO status first though mate........... Will look into that, I know that the council planted the trees themselves, had an apple tree too and got that chopped myself, wish I didn't now I have no trees haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferreterni 29 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 drop some japanese knot weed in his garden :L Boundary just a fence, have enough trouble with bindweed as it is. haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 IF YOUR IN A CONSERVATION AREA YOU COULD GET HIM IN DEEP SHIT BUT IN FACT HE HAS POLLARDED YOUR TREE IT WILL COME BACK , MAKE A COMMENT TO HIM AND MAKE IT KNOWN YOU DO NOT WANT HIM TO GO NEAR IT IN THE FUTURE , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RatSnatcher 0 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Have a read here http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/phpBB2/viewforu...ab75e5181538b23 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trapperman 474 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 i love trees and have planted a couple of thousand on my holding including poplar, it should pollard nicely if its not to massive a stump but i know this is not the point if you want to plant some more trees to "get back" at him but dont like conifer try some willow (salix viminalis) this grows like mad i have about 1500 of these in a willow bed and they can grow up to 10-12 feet per year. but to make yourself feel better get a watering can full of sodium chlorate weed killer sneak out after dark and write c**t in 10 foot letters on his front lawn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leegreen 2,173 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Got any pics? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxy 617 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 You do have a case for prosecution, theft, tresspass & criminal damage. BUT................... The fact that you agreed to allow somebody to cut the tree in the first place becomes the problem. There would be so much mitigation and he said, she said going on i doubt it would ever get to court. Unless you persued it through county court, this would then become a long lengthy battle between you and your neighbours, who you still have to live around. Also the financial battle which you may have to foot, if you lost the case. As already mentioned check with your local tree section at the council to see if you fall into a conservation area or if indeed the tree was protected. If the council dont provide any joy then i would say that was that, tough shit to put it bluntly. Or you could go round and beat his head. BUT............ before you do go and beat him to a pulp, consider your conifer idea. Dont plant a row of conifers, this would be classed as a hedge. If it gets too high then you can be forced by the council bring it down to a managable height ( high hedge regulations, right for light ), if you dont do it, then the council will and bill you for it. However, if you plant a number of conifers in a row with a reasonable gap between each one, then they are classed as individual trees and are exempt from the above, the council may ask you to reduce them in height but cant really force you to. In future if your neighbour requests any of your trees to be trimmed say no and do it yourself. Good luck and relish in exacting your revenge!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferreterni 29 Posted March 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Got any pics? will try later to put some up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferreterni 29 Posted March 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 thanks for all the advice, think it is a case of tough shit. Just going to let it grow back in, and hope it is still healthy. Is no tpo or conservation area so no point chasing things Wouldn't want to go through courts and stuff, not my thing. Will let it grow bigger and make a point of having nothing growing over the boundary and then never have it cut again. Although the neighbour who approached me at the start is going to get a bollocking, because I told him what they could do. And he's an idiot anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borntoshoot 1 Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 drop some japanese knot weed in his garden :L that stuff is a bloody pain in the arse.. it came up through our shed base(2foot think concrete).. we weedkillerd it with about 2 litres before it finally died so we gave it the petrol treatment (burnt it while still alive) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxy 617 Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 drop some japanese knot weed in his garden :L that stuff is a bloody pain in the arse.. it came up through our shed base(2foot think concrete).. we weedkillerd it with about 2 litres before it finally died so we gave it the petrol treatment (burnt it while still alive) As far as i am aware, it is illegal to plant japanese knot weed, under the wildlife and countryside act. And i totally agree it does take some killing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimmy0211 2 Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 drop some japanese knot weed in his garden :L that stuff is a bloody pain in the arse.. it came up through our shed base(2foot think concrete).. we weedkillerd it with about 2 litres before it finally died so we gave it the petrol treatment (burnt it while still alive) As far as i am aware, it is illegal to plant japanese knot weed, under the wildlife and countryside act. And i totally agree it does take some killing. its also illegal to go into someones garden and cut their tree down, and to rob banks, and to murder people, and lots of other things...they still happen anyway, it could have been an "accident" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hornman Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 give the fecker a slap with a lump of the tree he cut, then when he goes to get some plasters put a pint of maggots through his letter box , wait a few days and when his house is full of flys for weeks knock on his door and ask him if he can remember your nice tree Quote Link to post Share on other sites
polecat 1 Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 mix red deisel and weed killer then pour on his lawn he will never get lawn back how old was tree ???????????? and who planted it if it was council no one has right to cut down and you can get compo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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