Guest guest Posted April 29, 2001 Report Share Posted April 29, 2001 > my DH is a tree surgeon/Gardener and says there is normally >a preservation order on any tree over 25 years old, and that removal >must be approved by the local council, (and any work if they are >oaks). >Kirsten Is this a country wide thing ?, we inherited an old orchard when we bought this house, and have been renovating it slowly, there are at least 2 trees that really are finished, parts of them dead etc and we were thinking of taking them out, we are replanting at a much greater rate btw. how would I stand if my horses have killed a tree ( they've more or less ringbarked it over this long wet winter) aargh will my children be motherless while I languish in the county jail :-)) Curran Mum to Tim (7), (5), (3) and Philip 26/10/00 Co-Chair, MVA, Valley cushion agent, homebirth support and booking clerk Selby Rural NCT Region 7 Secretary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2001 Report Share Posted April 29, 2001 > Is this a country wide thing ?, we inherited an old orchard when we > bought this house, and have been renovating it slowly, As far as I understand it - a council can't put a TPO on a fruit tree. They have relatively short lives (don't know how long though!) and often have to be removed. L-Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2001 Report Share Posted May 1, 2001 > > my DH is a tree surgeon/Gardener and says there is normally >>a preservation order on any tree over 25 years old, and that removal >>must be approved by the local council, (and any work if they are >>oaks). >>Kirsten > >Is this a country wide thing ?, we inherited an old orchard when we >bought this house, and have been renovating it slowly, there are at >least 2 trees that really are finished, parts of them dead etc and we >were thinking of taking them out, we are replanting at a much greater >rate btw. how would I stand if my horses have killed a tree ( they've >more or less ringbarked it over this long wet winter) aargh will my >children be motherless while I languish in the county jail :-)) > > Curran I think you are safe with fruit trees, pretty sure they are not included. Green with envy over the orchard. In fact the whole place sounds lovely - though I can't really get on with horses for some reason. -- jennifer@... Vaudin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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