Cleves Farm Cleves Lane Upton Grey Hampshire RG25 2RG
1. Overgrown Leylandii hedge (Ref H1 on plan) Removal and replacement of overgrown Leylandii hedge consisting of around 27 individual hedge trees. Length approx 25m along boundary with Blackberry House garden and 2m adjacent along Cleves Lane where the hedge is dead (the remainder of the Cleves Lane hedge is to be retained). Height approx 6-8m and width up to approx. 5m. Dying back in places. Reason: very overgrown resulting in loss of light and garden space, particularly due to its width. Unattractive alien species which does not grow back when pruned. Also dying back in placesTo be replaced with new hedge in same location. Evergreen species to grow to around 3m high against new fence/ trellis. Possible additional line of trained screening trees (eg lime) to be planted on the Blackberry House side of the boundary2. Dying Leylandii hedge (Ref H2 on plan)Removal and replacement of dying Leylandii hedge consisting of 4 individual hedge trees. Length approx 4m inside Cleves Lane gate entrance from Cleves Lane. Height approx 5m and width up to approx. 2m. Reason: Dying.To be replaced with new hedge in same location. Evergreen species to grow to around 3m high against new fence/ trellis. 3. Ash tree - removal of dangerous and dying limbs (Ref T1 on plan)Old ash tree. Removal of dead or overhanging limbs (up to approx 30% of the size of the tree canopy) (Ref T1 on the plan)Reason: This ancient tree is slowly dying and has regularly dropped large limbs over the 30 years we have lived here. We aim to make it safe and hopefully prolong the life the tree