Position the saw at a downward angle.
Cut down tree in my garden.
In law you are entitled to cut off any branches overhanging your property provided you return them to the owners.
Beyond that seek advice from a citizen s advice bureau about your rights.
Neither you nor your arborist may go onto a neighbor s property or destroy the tree.
First saw the upper cut of the wedge.
You can cut branches and or roots back up to the limit of your property your garden fence say.
The reality is you are permitted to prune or cut down any tree on your land regardless of whether it is healthy or not if it is not subject to a tree preservation order or located with a conservation area.
The presence of tree preservation orders tpos has led to some confusion about whether or not homeowners are entitled or not to cut down any tree on their property.
According to the woodland trust cutting down uprooting or wilfully destroying a tree that is subject to a tree preservation order tpo is in a conservation area or is over 5 cubic metres in volume is an offence if permission has not been granted as is topping lopping or wilfully damaging a tree in a way that is likely to permanently damage or destroy it.
What if the tree falls over after i cut the roots.
You are not allowed to go into a neighbour s garden without permission to cut a tree back.
If the tree in your garden can be seen and therefore enjoyed by the public it could potentially have a tpo placed upon it.
Nor can you lean over into his garden to cut back the offending branch you will be trespassing.
The easiest choice is to fell the tree in the direction it would naturally fall due to slope or overhanging branches.
In general the cutting of trees is a process that is administered by the department of agriculture food and the marine not your local authority.
You have the same rights and liabilities as for cutting off branches.
If a tree in your garden has a tree preservation order tpo you will require permission from your local council before felling the tree or even removing a branch.
It is a criminal offence to cut down top lop uproot wilfully damage or wilfully destroy a tree protected by a tpo or to cause or permit such actions without the authority s permission.
And prior consent from the local authority is required if the tree has a tpo or is within a conservation area.
Crossing property lines to trim or cut down a tree is not something you or your arborist can do.
The wedge cut determines the direction that the tree will fall and is placed on the appropriate side of the tree.
