Fence trees

NEAR where I live, there is a yard with massive trees. The owners of the property have no problems with using the three adjoining properties to let their trees grow over the fence line and onto their neighbours roofs.

One of the neighbours has virtually no sun in their backyard because of the massive height and canopy of the trees.

One of the trees is a Celtis and is as much a pest as the Privot the council did a big clean up on years ago.

To be fair there was a tree lopper there the other day. He took off a few branches and some palm fronds but that was it.

I did speak to one of the workers and he was of the impression that it is the responsibility of the neighbour to trim back any overhanging branches.

Why should that be how it is? I do know that it is against the bylaws to block your neighbours’ sunlight but these people don’t give a damn.

I would be interested to know if anyone has any insight they can share on how to go about getting these trees looked at by someone from the council and what can be done to make the lives of those affected easier to live.

In fact if the Celtis tree comes down it will demolish half the house of the neighbour on the southern side.

If I lived there I wouldn’t get a good night’s sleep ever.

When it is storm season, I sit on my patio and watch that tree and listen to it groan and the cracking sound sends shivers down my spine. — LYN SPAIN, Toowoomba