Trees – do you need permission to cut them down? You can cut it down in sections, dose depend on its height At the extreme end of his garden and just behind the fence on our garden is an enormous conifer (leilandi, I think) that is now approx 25/30m tall. I've never seen a tree in an urban area felled like in the woods (timberrrrrr! I have noticed that the slabs near the tree are moving so I think the roots are making the slabs wobbly. So you need no ladder or other additional tool. A couple of guys can cut it down for me at reasonable cost, but that leaves (no pun intended) a large amount of branches etc to dispose of. I have cut quite large trees down using tree saw, its about getting up the tree cutting the branches & making it fall where you want it. I've just paid £180 for a line of 17 leylandii conifers cut to a 5ft height they were mostly about 20ft high but one had grown to 35ft approx. When the tree finally lays down it can be cut into pieces without any problems. Quick-growing conifers will need about three cuts per year during the growing season, at roughly eight week intervals. They said they would do no more until the nesting season was over and i happily agreed. Though conifers don't need as much pruning as broadleaf trees, you can trim conifers to control their size and help them maintain their shape. Hi all. ; It is within a designated conservation area – you are required to notify your local authority to get permission. I have a conifer (Elwoodii) in our lawn that has grown too large; it is currently about 7m high and 2 m in diameter. We employed a local tree surgeon who cut down 5 of them with no hassle. If the roots are on your property then they are your trees. The Time to Prune Conifers. Also the tree is less than 2 meters away from the house, so common sense tells me i should cut the tree down before the roots start to do damage to the house. It they are on your property then you can do what you like with them. I want it and ideally the stump too gone. We were having 5 conifers cut down last year and half way through climbing in the conifer the tree surgeons had to stop when a baby black bird fell out. We bought a rural property that had dozens of different types of conifers many of them far too near the house. We have a long-ish garden (25m or so) and the neighbour that backs onto us has an even longer one (40/50m). If you have seen birds in it i'd leave it. You will need permission to fell or prune a tree in your garden or land if: It is covered by a tree preservation order – you will require permission from your local authority. Tomorrow I plan to cut down a conifer tree which is about 8 to 9 foot high. Nevertheless, it will be necessary in many cases to clean the root from heavy dirt in order to be enlighten it for the transport. I had a chain saw to cut logs up, that was using it at ground level, I wouldnt risk it up a tree. ... 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