weeping willow

[marielok]

hi i have a large weeping willow 22ft high which is 22ft from my house ,do i need to take this tree down ,? also how do i go about killing the roots ? all replys welcome thank you

[markysngc]

yellow pages and find a tree sergeon, they have liabilty insurance and if anything goes wrong they will be covered.

Also you may want to check the legal side of it, but a tree sergeon will advise you on this too

[sp1214]

We had a weeping willow and they grow like wildfire. It reached about 50' before being blown down in the '87 storms. They are one of the worst for siting near property and will certainly prevent you selling up easily. Our next door neighbour cut his down before selling up.
To kill the roots we put some creosote on the stump which did the trick. But I believe a tarry substance will also do the trick
Tesco's are actually selling tree root killer in their stores at the moment if you want a tested route.

[marielok]

thanks for that time to take it down more answers welcome cheers

[Velvetee]

Nooo you can't kill trees.

[marielok]

im sorry if i dont it will kill my home i love trees

[marielok]

the tree is down now how do i go about killing the roots ???? also how far do we cut the trunk is it ground level ? thanks for al lreplys

[Richard1966]

Willows take up a lot of water, so if you do go down the route of removing it, be prepared for a change in the water levels in your garden, have you considered cutting it back?

[marielok]

hi we have to move it ,its to near the property ,shame i put ithere some 27 yrs ago never relised how big it would grow garden looks bare now but still need to know if we should cut the trunk to ground level and whats best for killing the roots .thank you for reply

[landscaper2]

Get in a couple of reliable tree surgeons and take their advice. Taking out such a tree in one go could possibly cause 'ground heave' as the ground rehydrates, which can be as bad as subsidence. It could be that they will recomend a reduction over 2 or 3 years - depends on size and ground conditions.