These were the huge Willow and Sycamore trees in the sunshine on Sunday morning. The Willow on the left is in the garden of the house over the back and the Sycamore is right in the corner of my next door neighbours garden.
Both neighbours came to tell me they'd got together to have the trees cut down, both trees getting too big for where they are.
My first thought was 'Oh No' but actually I'll get a lot more sun light into the bungalow, greenhouse and garden and no more leaves to clear - the Sycamore dumps loads in my garden.
Abby next door said she hates having to have the Sycamore down but it's damaging their shed and cutting out all the light from their house and garden and is just way too big for the space between their house, the house behind them and my bungalow. This bit of the estate was built in 1983 and I guess both trees were planted back then with no thought on how big they would get in 40 years.
The willow was first to go.
I won't really notice the difference until summer, but now I'll get sun right through the afternoon and evening. I think the greenhouse plants will appreciate it. I might get fewer pigeons in the garden too as they won't be able to nest in the Sycamore every year.
Before and after
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Sue
(and thank you for comments yesterday - I've replied to all now.)
I agree with you that it is sad to see mature and healthy trees being felled, but I agree with the decisions for these two - I am not particularly fond of sycamore either, we are surrounded by them at work. A couple of years ago they went mad and produced what felt like gazillions of seeds of which most seemed to sprout! We were weeding them up for weeks and weeks!
ReplyDeleteI was so sad when my neighbours oak was cut down in Dorset. There were fewer birds singing afterwards.
ReplyDeleteSycamores are like weeds here, just come up all over, always pulling them out. They grow very quickly and don’t even make good firewood, perhaps the willow should have been pollarded even lower, it will sprout again. I saw some pussy willow on a walk yesterday so Spring could be on its way.Sarah Browne
ReplyDeleteHere, Sycamores are a pest! I don't have any on my land but it is a constant battle sweeping leaves and pulling up saplings. This spring, I am having to pay a gardener to come and remove over a dozen that I am unable to pull out myself all because my neighbours have them on their property. What galls me is their demands that I weed out my dandelions!
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