43 North End Osmotherley North Yorkshire DL6 3BE
At the rear boundary of the back garden is a 20 to 23m high coniferous tree screen. The coniferous screen is of mixed species, Thuja, Chamaecyparis and Abies ??? western red cedar, cypress and a Christmas tree. Mrs Kemp finds the trees over powering and has asked what the outcome will be if the conifers are left in their natural state. The conifers are healthy and are growing at a rate of 300 to 500mm per annum. If left to grow naturally they will eventually grow to about 40m. The most common cause of decline in large cypresses is heavy, wet snow which we have not had for many years. The wet snow often overloads branches in large cypresses causing them to tear out. The trees are 23m from the house and are 20 to 23m high. Therefore allowing for kick and run there is wind throw risk but not as high a risk as their visual mass would infer. To address the wind risk I would recommend a staggered lowering by 3 to 5m