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leylandi
Father in law has about 9 of these massive trees in his back garden.
They are a bit taller than his 2 storey house and sit at the back of the garden... there is a lane behind his garden about a cars width wide. There is a greenhouse in front of the trees. You know whats coming next, dont you! He had a quote from a tree surgeon to remove these trees, the price was about 1k. Quite a lot of cash. The question is, is it a diy'able job to take these down? The fears that i have are in their rough order... 1. The height, how do you get 'up' high enough to lop the tops off? 2. Confined space to fell them. Should you rope them into the garden or the lane... what about the greenhouse! 3. I dont think i would be comfortable with a chainsaw at height. Would a bow saw or similar be ok? All comments welcome please!! TIA Gerry |