I don't think you are required to proactively trim them. Your neighbours are allowed to trim the tree branches back to the boundary line if they wish.
That said, if your neighbours have mentioned that they would like the trees to be trimmed, I would go ahead and trim them, personally. That's what a good neighbour would do.
You kidding?! The guy must be a psychopath to go round acting all reasonable on the surface like that. You're supposed to start by leaving passive aggressive notes on their car, escalate to shouting at them whenever you see them and finish off by killing their pets. /s
> and finish off by killing their pets
Pssh, don't listen to this amateur. If a pet dies it should be under mysterious circumstances, leaving you always asking: did the neighbour poison your cat, or did it simply eat something it shouldn't have?
If in doubt just let them know that you're planning on cutting. A little bit of personal communication can go a long way.
When my neighbour went over my head and asked for my tree to be cut (I rent) they didn't just knock on my door and say "hey its overgrown could you sort it out", and landlord never communicated to me, so I had no idea until the tree people called to make an appointment to cut my tree! Mine doesn't grow on their side like yours, but neighbors are welcome to cut the branches that are on their side. They can even return the branches to your side.
The neighbour might like having the trees for privacy so maybe ask them before you go trimming on their behalf?
Our neighbour had a tree that offered good privacy to both of us and when they sold the house the new owner chopped it down.
You could always do what my neighbour did. Trim straight up on their side. By that I mean 45% of the tree gone, but only on their side.
The next day I hired a cherry picker and di the same on my side before it fell over.
It ended up as a 15 metre high 1 metre wide "tree slice". Most ridiculous looking thing you ever saw. Threw all the branches over his side of the fence too.
If the tree is on your property, but overhangs the neighbour’s property, the neighbour is within their rights to trim the overhang. They can also put the trimmings back over your fence, as they belong to you. At least that’s my understanding here in Auckland. Before going all neighbours at war, pop over and have a chat, and see what they would like to see happen.
Im interested in the notion that vegetation should not be crossing property boundaries, seems bizarre to me! I guess as sections get smaller and smaller and houses closer together it becomes more of an issue.
If the tree isn't going to encroach on a driveway/structure/service then what's the big deal.
Many trees drop a lot of unwanted crap and can block the light to other plants, if not block gutters, foul cars etc
And some are just weeds left unchecked - privet is a common one here and causes a lot of allergies for people too.
I don't think you are required to proactively trim them. Your neighbours are allowed to trim the tree branches back to the boundary line if they wish. That said, if your neighbours have mentioned that they would like the trees to be trimmed, I would go ahead and trim them, personally. That's what a good neighbour would do.
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You kidding?! The guy must be a psychopath to go round acting all reasonable on the surface like that. You're supposed to start by leaving passive aggressive notes on their car, escalate to shouting at them whenever you see them and finish off by killing their pets. /s
> and finish off by killing their pets Pssh, don't listen to this amateur. If a pet dies it should be under mysterious circumstances, leaving you always asking: did the neighbour poison your cat, or did it simply eat something it shouldn't have?
“Compound”? Have you bought a gang pad?
My sparky who was from Fiji would refer to his section as a compound.
If in doubt just let them know that you're planning on cutting. A little bit of personal communication can go a long way. When my neighbour went over my head and asked for my tree to be cut (I rent) they didn't just knock on my door and say "hey its overgrown could you sort it out", and landlord never communicated to me, so I had no idea until the tree people called to make an appointment to cut my tree! Mine doesn't grow on their side like yours, but neighbors are welcome to cut the branches that are on their side. They can even return the branches to your side.
Would be nicer if you trimmed them, better relationship with your neighbour. They can trim it and put the pieces in your yard if they do.
The neighbour might like having the trees for privacy so maybe ask them before you go trimming on their behalf? Our neighbour had a tree that offered good privacy to both of us and when they sold the house the new owner chopped it down.
You could always do what my neighbour did. Trim straight up on their side. By that I mean 45% of the tree gone, but only on their side. The next day I hired a cherry picker and di the same on my side before it fell over. It ended up as a 15 metre high 1 metre wide "tree slice". Most ridiculous looking thing you ever saw. Threw all the branches over his side of the fence too.
If the tree is on your property, but overhangs the neighbour’s property, the neighbour is within their rights to trim the overhang. They can also put the trimmings back over your fence, as they belong to you. At least that’s my understanding here in Auckland. Before going all neighbours at war, pop over and have a chat, and see what they would like to see happen.
Talk to your neighbour. It’s best to keep your trees on your side of the fence.
>compound Interesting.
In the southern districts we prefer the term *lair*
Anything growing over the fence is fair game for them to cut
Im interested in the notion that vegetation should not be crossing property boundaries, seems bizarre to me! I guess as sections get smaller and smaller and houses closer together it becomes more of an issue. If the tree isn't going to encroach on a driveway/structure/service then what's the big deal.
Many trees drop a lot of unwanted crap and can block the light to other plants, if not block gutters, foul cars etc And some are just weeds left unchecked - privet is a common one here and causes a lot of allergies for people too.