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  • xoggoth
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    Sadly not, it's a fir.
    True. Hacked back my hedge years ago and they all died. I still feel guilty.

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  • GJABS
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    Only cut it in half? The ancient art of "topiary" allows for a much broader range of shapes and outlines..

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  • DoctorStrangelove
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

    OK plan B - Dig up the tree, and replace it with a row of Leylandii. That'll keep the neighbours busy in a couple of years!

    Edit: I think it's perfectly legal to let Leylandii grow to roof-top height


    What an evil idea.

    The problem with leylandii is stopping the feckers when they get to roof height.

    I well remember next door's "miniature pines" which were 40 feet tall in 3 years.


    There's another further up the road that's easily 45 to 50 feet, and must be about 10 to 15 feet across at the base.

    The jackdaws & crows love it.

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  • OwlHoot
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    Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post

    Sadly not, it's a fir.

    But with the side open like that the tweety birds will have a fecking field day.
    OK plan B - Dig up the tree, and replace it with a row of Leylandii. That'll keep the neighbours busy in a couple of years!

    Edit: I think it's perfectly legal to let Leylandii grow to roof-top height

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  • AtW
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    I'd use trained grey squirrels to take over the nest.

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  • DoctorStrangelove
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    The irony is that within a couple of years those chopped branches will grow back thicker and busher than ever!
    Sadly not, it's a fir.

    But with the side open like that the tweety birds will have a fecking field day.

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
    Buy the bread? You can mek it at home for free!
    "Make" would use more energy then buying stale bread.

    Just use the bits leftover or the crusts your kids refuse to eat.

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  • ladymuck
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    Buy the bread? You can mek it at home for free!

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    Seriously, had I been the neighbour with the tree, I'd fit a long metal grill along the side of my house nearest the neighbours who trimmed the tree, and fill it with wholemeal bread slices each morning to attract every seagull for miles around! You can buy bread past its sell by date for pennies.
    Spoken like a true contractor...(Edit: from Yorkshire)

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  • OwlHoot
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    Seriously, had I been the neighbour with the tree, I'd fit a long metal grill along the side of my house nearest the neighbours who trimmed the tree, and fill it with wholemeal bread slices each morning to attract every seagull for miles around! You can buy bread past its sell by date for pennies.

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

    That's because they hope you'll move away

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  • ladymuck
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    Originally posted by _V_ View Post
    It doesn't surprise me, it's the sort of thing my neighbours would do.
    That's because they hope you'll move away

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  • _V_
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    It doesn't surprise me, it's the sort of thing my neighbours would do.

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  • OwlHoot
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    The irony is that within a couple of years those chopped branches will grow back thicker and busher than ever!

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    Fail without knowing how much 3 bedroom property was worth before and after the birds nested
    I'm sure you can find the story elsewhere where the house price is given.

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