Well I feel that you have a smart, sturdy upright fence there, properly maintained at no cost. Very few of us can say that, so I'd be pretty content with that. Your neighbours seem to have been co-operative and helpful so far: amazing, don't pick fights by hacking at the tree and upsetting them. It doesn't look that bad and good neighbours are well worth a bit of sacrifice.
I think Dove is absolutely right. Plant to draw the eye down and enjoy the birds.
Good neighbourly relationships are worth their weight in gold. Someone I know is leaving the house they've lived in for years and have spent a fortune on, because some years ago she managed to rub a neighbour up the wrong way ... the situation has involved magistrates, Community Police and mental health input on both sides ... the only way it would be resolved would be for one of them to move, and neither of them wanted to 'give in' .
At last the person I know has been persuaded that her life will be immeasurably improved if she moves ... she's found a new place some miles away and a removal firm has been booked ...
And anyway, unless the tree is dangerous the council wouldn't get involved. They could even slap a Tree Preservation Order on it, and then there's no chance of ever getting rid of it, even if the neighbour wanted to.
My advice is, don't go down that road if you value your own peace of mind.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I also strongly agree with JennyJ. Plant a couple of smaller (but substantial) shrubs on your side and make it feel more of a natural grouping that straddles the boundary, and hides the fence. It will look awful if you cut it back, you'll have dead brown twiggy stuff. It's actually pretty inoffensive IMO.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
I am unlikely to go down the council route just wondering if anyone had, your right good neighbours are important and I wouldn’t want to mess that up. Thanks for everyone’s comments appreciated 😊
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I think Dove is absolutely right. Plant to draw the eye down and enjoy the birds.
At last the person I know has been persuaded that her life will be immeasurably improved if she moves ... she's found a new place some miles away and a removal firm has been booked ...
And anyway, unless the tree is dangerous the council wouldn't get involved. They could even slap a Tree Preservation Order on it, and then there's no chance of ever getting rid of it, even if the neighbour wanted to.
My advice is, don't go down that road if you value your own peace of mind.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.