Does anyone know anything about gardening?

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hugo7 in reply to @hangedup
I know what I’d do with that tree…

I know exactly what you mean, and we'd planned to remove it when we did the patio - not least to give us another 75-100cm for bench seating on the left. However, we thought about it and realised a few things;
1. it's a nice looking established tree that hasn't grown
2. It frames the view down the garden on the left - without it, you'd go straight to beds
3. It helps to give some shade
4. we have lights in it at xmas
5. Our predecessors planted it right on the boarder - I wouldn't do that, so then the replacement moves further out
6. Removing to the point that you can plant a replacement is a lot of work.
Replacing it is tricky....

... what do you replace it with?
- The area gets waterlogged in winter, so it has to be evergreen.
- It has to be drought resistant because climate change.
- It can't have too wide a canopy otherwise it shades out the beds.
- It can't drop too much shit, because our hibiscus already does that.

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Colin_the_Bald in reply to @hugo7

Just to play devil's advocate; why not get a mini digger in, dig a new hole and replant the original tree with rootball?

It will take a year to establish again and probably will look a bit sorry for itself during that year.

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ChasnotRobert in reply to @Colin_the_Bald

dig a new hole and replant the original tree with rootball?

in someone else's garden.
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hugo7 in reply to @Colin_the_Bald

First up, I think you've outlined the reasons why I wouldn't bother.

But in any event, I'm ok with it's location. Pt. 5, related to the fact that it was an inconsiderate move by the last owners - I've always been conscious of boundary distances when planting trees. I know most people just bang whatever they want as close to their neighbour as possible without thinking.

Much like the location of our amazing hibiscus, or taking up the sunny side of the garden with sheds - they are choices I wouldn't have made. But as they've already been made it's best to live with them.

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