That's the problem with doing that @Plantminded. Rarely looks right. There's quite a few dead conifers around here after the very hot, dry summer we had last year. We can usually have lots of large trees close together, but it was too much for those. There's one in a garden that's been taken down since, but the problem is that the tree it was in front of is now exposed - and most of it is brown due to being blocked. I'm not sure if it's another fir or similar, and I can't see it closely enough to tell whether it's recovering, but it looked very dead. I had to report a mature pine a few months ago as it had suddenly become rotten low down. The bark has been non existent for ages, from around four feet up the trunk. It's been there for decades, and it leant across into the neighbouring field, so if it had fallen it wouldn't have blocked the road, although the roots probably would have caused a bit of damage. Before and after It's always a shame when a tree has to be removed, but they all reach an end at some point. We're lucky that we have a very healthy population around here though.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That one was definitely a hazard @Fairygirl! The problem with conifers in gardens around here is that they were obviously the thing to grow 50 years ago but very few considered the ultimate spread and height of an innocent looking sapling! Excellent ongoing work for tree surgeons though, the sound of chainsaws is a delight 🫤.
You've all bullied me (encouraged ) me to keep the tree, and I think I am grateful for it. The only thing on my mind, and @Plantminded, being located in Wirral too, you may know this tree on the top of Grange Hill in West Kirby. It looks awfully similar!
Yes, I know that tree very well @nickoslesteros, I pass it nearly every day! It will soon be festooned with Christmas lights, but tastefully, just in case anyone’s worried! My advice would be to follow your own instinct on this. You know the tree and its rate of growth plus the downsides of restricting light and dropping of needles and sap, plus birds and squirrels nesting and possibly accessing your roof.
Try some photo edits to remove the tree and see if you like the result. Don’t worry about what your neighbours think, it’s your tree! Also, if you ever think of moving in future, the proximity of the tree to your house could concern a future buyer or their surveyor or mortgage lender. It’s a lovely tree, but in the wrong place.
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There's quite a few dead conifers around here after the very hot, dry summer we had last year. We can usually have lots of large trees close together, but it was too much for those. There's one in a garden that's been taken down since, but the problem is that the tree it was in front of is now exposed - and most of it is brown due to being blocked. I'm not sure if it's another fir or similar, and I can't see it closely enough to tell whether it's recovering, but it looked very dead.
I had to report a mature pine a few months ago as it had suddenly become rotten low down. The bark has been non existent for ages, from around four feet up the trunk. It's been there for decades, and it leant across into the neighbouring field, so if it had fallen it wouldn't have blocked the road, although the roots probably would have caused a bit of damage.
Before
and after
It's always a shame when a tree has to be removed, but they all reach an end at some point. We're lucky that we have a very healthy population around here though.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3731326,-3.1730511,3a,75y,102.68h,89.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sA22hnos5LTkHijjwODssBQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
And, boy, is it large
__PRESENT
Always look on the bright side ... 😁
Try some photo edits to remove the tree and see if you like the result. Don’t worry about what your neighbours think, it’s your tree! Also, if you ever think of moving in future, the proximity of the tree to your house could concern a future buyer or their surveyor or mortgage lender. It’s a lovely tree, but in the wrong place.