Problem Conifer - 13 metres high

6 years ago

We don’t know what to do for the best; any advice would be
gratefully received.

Ignore the temporary rockery in front of the tree, we
quickly created that to store moved rockery stone and soil and also to plant
out seedlings that we had cultivated during the winter in the greenhouse. We
didn’t want to dispose of them after tending them for so long.

The tree is a good looking specimen (even though it consists
of two thick trunks from ground level up) and it’s a haven for the birds. The
trees to the right and left of our conifer belong to neighbours.

There is a 3 ft high, dry stone wall (ours) behind the tree which is
collapsing. The area beyond that, (not ours) is an eyesore that I can do
nothing about.

The tree serves a purpose in blocking out the eyesore
beyond, but it also blocks out a great deal of sunlight into our garden
too. And it is taking up 3 metres of the garden space from the bottom wall into
the lawn.

Options we’ve considered are;

(A) Completely remove the tree and replace the 3 ft high
collapsing dry stone wall with 8 foot high concrete pillars and plinths, then
plant evergreens (possibly pleached) against it to extend higher than 8 foot
high to block the eyesore view from our bedroom window.

(B) Lollipop the tree so we can get under it (getting our 3 metres
back) then fix the dry stone wall, then take some off both the tree tops so
that the sun can get onto the garden but we don’t see the eyesore from
upstairs. But we’re not sure what effect that will have on the tree. I expect
it would be like nipping the growing tip off a plant? (2 plants?)

Any other ideas anyone?

Any ideas/advice will be warmly welcomed.

Thanks and Best Regards

Adria

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