offshoreartist Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Hi,I have a problem with my neighbours leylandii hedge and am trying to find out if there is a law in france that will make him cut them.I have been told a few conflicting things by french friends and the marie.There are ten trees in total they are all two meters away from the border and ten meters away from my house they are about twelve meters high.I have spoken to him about it and he said he has no money to pay for them to be cut down the roots dug up and the hedge to be replaced.He does have money to pay a gardener and a window cleaner runs two cars and lives in a large house(on his fathers land).He also said to me he has no objection for me to cut them.The sun drops behind them very early in the day which causes a shdow over my whole house, in winter it traps in humidity between the house and hedge and is turning a decked area between them green.I don,t really know what to do about it i don,t have enough experience to cut them myself and have had a devis off a tree surgeon for one hundred and fifty euros per tree,i don,t want to pay that sort of money but i do want them gone before this summer.If anyone can help i'd be grateful.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 If the trees are planted at a distance of 2 m from the boundary, your neighbour is in the clear.If the roots invade your land, you can cut them off at the boundary.If the branches hang over your land, you cannot cut them, but you can make your neighbour cut them.If he is in the clear and has told you he has no objection with you cutting the trees, then it's down to you to decide how much of a problem they really are.Frankly, how he chooses to spend his money is nothing to do with you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I have a copy of the law in diagramatic form from a French gardening magazine about hedges.If you email me I'll send you a copy.Edit: Should have added - where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Tony - he's in the Landes, where there are millions of pine trees.It's a wonder they weren't blown down in the storm of Jan. 24th. Many were.Most pine trees have very shallow roots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krusty Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 "Should have added - where are you?"behind the hedge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 [quote user="offshoreartist"] i don,t have enough experience to cut them myself and have had a devis off a tree surgeon for one hundred and fifty euros per tree,i don,t want to pay that sort of money but i do want them gone before this summer.If anyone can help i'd be grateful.Thanks[/quote]Then your only option is to gain the experience on the job as it were, wishing them gone by the summer is not going to make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoreartist Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 yes you could say i,m behind the hedge in the Landes region dep. 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Am I missing something ?Did you happen to not notice these trees when you bought the house [blink]€150/tree is dirt cheap BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zoff Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 150 euros per tree dirt cheap? We obviously move in different circles.I and two equally inexperienced mates felled 30 of the damned things of similar, if not greater, height in a day, last summer. Cost me a chain saw and a rope (200 euros for the two and I still have them of course) plus a meal for mates and several drinks in bar after.Still have to pay local farmer for carting it all away but will be very surprised if that comes to 100 euros.We did work up a sweat, mind.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Cutting them down is the easy bit, IF you can get at the trunk with a chain saw. Now dig out the stumps..........a lot more sweat + time (ie money). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Some years back I planted 6 leylandii to annoy my french neighbour, of course respecting the 2 metre rule.The trees conform with the relevant Codes and are inviolable.I note that he says, "He also said to me he has no objection for me to cut them.".Perhaps you have lost something in the translation and he may have been referring to cutting the portion of branches encroaching over your property; I would suggest you clarify before chopping down his trees.The french neighbour has long gone and their successors, an english police couple have recently sold out to another english couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 [quote user="Alan Zoff"]150 euros per tree dirt cheap? We obviously move in different circles.I and two equally inexperienced mates felled 30 of the damned things of similar, if not greater, height in a day, last summer. Cost me a chain saw and a rope (200 euros for the two and I still have them of course) plus a meal for mates and several drinks in bar after.Still have to pay local farmer for carting it all away but will be very surprised if that comes to 100 euros.We did work up a sweat, mind....[/quote]ah but, you dont have to pay cotisations, taxes or insurance like wot the tree fella does!Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zoff Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I accept that but you pays your money and takes your choice. It wasn't worth it to me to engage a professional - not at 150 euros a tree at least - but I found a viable alternative.And the farmer is going to use the bucket on the front of his tractor to scrub up the roots. I have to take down a gate pillar to get the tractor up the drive - but a bit more sweat and it will be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Did the 100€ include your protective trousers, gloves, boots, hard hat, etc Alan??We have had our 82 laylandies topped out and reduced to 4 meters high. Cost, 550€ including clearing everything away by a professional French gardener. Now pruning them just takes me a couple of days. I suppose it is a good idea to get along with your neighbours by planting the awfull things? How to make friends and influential people is the book that comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Whoever does the job, make sure you or they have insurance cover.One of our neighbours had a group of treefellas topping his leylandii the other day, as I watched from a distance. The one up the tree cut off the top 3 or4 metres, and as it slowly toppled, the other two who were casually chatting below had to leap a few metres out of the way. It was a close thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 One up the tree cutting and two standing, that sounds like "treefellas"!Lucky you werent paying for fourfellas [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Just as well it wasn't this suiside merchant wot was cutting 2 of our parasol pines a few years back. Up a ladder with his chainsaw just in front of his THROAT! One handed of course...[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Johns/Treesdown6attemptedsuicide1.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zoff Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Edit: Was supposed to quote from Jonzjob Already had everything except the protective trousers. And a very fetching sight I was, too.That price for 82 of the beggars seems more like it. I didn't want ever to see mine again so the plan is to plant some very slow-growing beech in their place - and to flog the hedge trimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I took a tumble out of a 60 foot eucalyptus the other week, my fall arrester and harness not only saved my life but really helped my bad back [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Hey Alan you don't start flogging the hedge trimmer around here! That's ME [:-))]Come on now Teapot. You know what they say, it ain't the dropping that hurts, after all free fall idiots with parachutes do it by getting out of perfectly servicable airoplanes before they are on the ground, it's the stopping at the bottom that can sting a bit!Just as well that you had the harness! I would much rather talk to you than about you mate![:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Cheers Jonzjob, that arrester stops you after about 2.5m and the quick stop has genuinely pulled the old back into shape, could have cost a lot more at the chiropractaur [:D]Be a bit of a problem if your only 2m off the ground though [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Tow rope and a 4x4 - tractor usually does away with all that messy sawdust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 surely all that is needed is to top the trees? Why bother scrubbing up the roots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegwini Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 We had some leylandii 'cousins' (lawsonii) chopped down and the roots ground down by a hugh machine. They were taller than the house (double storey) and quite close to it too.The tree man (qualified insured etc) also cut up the wood into slices, and ground down the smaller branches, greenery etc for compost & mulch. We paid nothing like 150 euros per tree, even in Wiltshire, and presumably this was not an under-counter transaction as we got all the paperwork and paid via a cheque. It's a while back now, but I don't think the whole thing cost more than £400 for 10 trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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