Stanley and Tessa Watts by the Silver Birch trees causing them problems. Inform your neighbours of the consequences for them in the house insurance area and it may concentrate their minds in resolving the problem. It is absolutely enormous. The tree is quite similar to the Downy Birch (, All content and photos are copyright of Cumbria Tree Growers Ltd. 2018. Contact your insurers. This is page 1 of 1 (This thread has 12 messages.). The Betula pendula produces millions of seeds from each tree every year. As for the conservatory roof....its got 2 holes in it so am now negotiating with the other neighbour to get them to pay for it!!! We knew from where the sun was that this tree would be casting a shadow over their garden for pretty much the whole day. Better than paying for a new drive and garage for the neighbour which the tree was very close to.Prune his tree hard back to the boundary line, get a tree surgeon in as they can climb the tree and cut off lots of branches. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. Fast forward to now and he has done nothing with the tree. Every seed will germinate and they are easy to grow. Thanks everyone, sorry I haven't been back but things went a bit mad here! If it's really an issue, just cut it back where it overhangs, as you are entitled to do. Silver Birch is among the most commercially important trees. You mention subsidence, what is this from? Silver birch is monoecious, meaning both male and female flowers (catkins) are found on the same tree, from April to May. There is no way in hell we are going to be able to ever sell this house if we wanted to with this tree next door. A telephone call I took at work has affected me. The feature that distinguishes it from the rest of the birch trees is its flaking sliver/white bark. It is very unlikely to have a tree protection order on it if it is a conifer. Silver Birch is a fast-growing, medium-sized broadleaved tree, characterized by white bark and pendulous branches. Prices stated do not include delivery and V.A.T. To cut a long story short he did agree that he would get some quotes to look at getting them cut down Am trying soooo hard not to get my hopes up but I have just witnessed a tree surgeon leave his house so he is definately getting quotes! The birch tree sheds its seeds during the late spring to early autumn months, depending on the species. IF it falls we are gone, simple. Talk to your neighbour offer to go halves (I'd pay full whack just to get it gone). its up to your neighbour to prevent his tree from growing over your garden but if he won't then you will have to. MN is great but have a look on www.gardenlaw.co.uk they have a forum and one of the topics is trees.We moved into a house with a huge silver birch tree. It is a medium-sized deciduous tree, typically reaching 15–25m tall with a slender trunk and a crown of arched branches with drooping branch-lets. If you can prove it is damaging your property he will have to deal with it.Are there any cracks in the fabric of your house? The flowers appear from April to May. We moved into a house with a huge silver birch tree. Silver birch varieties. The silver birch tree … The tree is quite similar to the Downy Birch (Betula pubescens) but does not have hairy leaves and shoots.Silver Birch is widespread across Europe, from the Mediterranean to central Siberia. At the time it was a reasonable height and was not overhanging our fence. Our garden is small. Stanley Watts lives in Eves Orchard in Bures in a Babergh District Council owned property. Mumsnet has not checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. There is also a huge crack on our extension wall, directly opposite a birch tree that is less than a meter away but again they are saying we would have to take down the extension to prove the roots are doing the damage. If you look on google earth aerial view is is larger than our home and his home combined (we are semi-detatched to him). It gave us a good opportunity to ask him again what he intended to do. We moved here 6 years ago and there was a large-ish tree in the neighbours back garden. Silver Birch's seeds driving me MAD..! It was at least 50 ft tall and right next to the fence with our neighbour. Am praying so hard that this will get sorted. We have had this issue with a neighbours tree pushing up our driveway and stopping our electric gates from opening and closing properly.Fast forward 4 years after asking him to deal with it and he is ready to cut it back because it has pushed over the garden wall - although he is not moving as fast as we would like him to!Eventually we have a specialist surveyor round and they put together a report stating that if the tree damages anything he will be liable - we have kept copies of letters we have sent to him asking him to deal with the tree as apparently it means that if he hasn;t acted and there is damage his insurance company can claim back the damages from him for not acting when asked to.Other than that all that can happen is you trim it back - right to the boundary a tree surgeon - get an aborialculturaist as they are properly qualified - and get it done right right back as far as you can - that may make him act if it looks so shocking. AIBU to think SIL is being a little bit racist? Just walked out - feel horrible and don’t know what to do, Share your stories about your children’s favourite toys with Munchkin Nursery Steriliser - £100 voucher to be won, Your questions about the Green Homes Grant have been answered by the experts from the BEIS and EST, Neighbours tree causing nuisance/threat to our home, Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads, Subscribe to Mumsnet emails direct to your inbox. Can i ask if you know what type of evergreen? which will be added at the checkout. The silver birch, also known as the white birch, grows from 40 to 50 feet in height with a slender trunk that seldom exceeds a foot in diameter.