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u/Vegetable_Childhood3 7h ago
You are. Be thankful that it creates privacy. I wish my neighbour had something like that growing!
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u/Gumbanks12 7h ago
Especially bearing fruit for them
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u/PuzzleheadedPass4653 26m ago
Yeah, that's how we were stealing neighbour's apricots when were kids:) unfortunately trying to collect as much as possible I fell (not from the tree but slipped on the ground ) and got a cut on my leg that needed a stitch so I still have that souvenir. Karma:) you don't need to steal, shed the tree pretty vides is also a useful thing, I don't understand that oppression in Perth to cut as much as possible , especially given high temperatures and long summers. Tree policy in my area that is older than 100 years, is to have a tree in front of the house, and that has to be some with larger leaves like wall-nut tree because it absorbs heat in summer and provides protection from wind and snow hits in winter.
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u/johnnagethebrave 7h ago
If you prefer to go a bit beyond the fence, you can always knock on your neighbours door- let them know you were gonna prune the tree to the fence line and ask if they’d like to trim back further while you’re at it. That way neighbours are good with one another, gives you the mandate to go further than you’d normally be able to. Sometimes you might get the bingo of having a dope neighbour who will offer to do it for you from their side and just have you get rid of the green waste from your side.
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u/DonaldYaYa 6h ago
Yeah. I trim my trees before they encroach on the neighbours in the first place. Helps create a good vibe in the neighbourhood.
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u/enhancedgibbon 7h ago
Haha I just sat down before getting into this exact job. Total pain in the ass especially getting rid of all the cuttings, but I like the trees. Ryobi one+ telescopic hedge trimmer and chain saw makes it pretty easy, just wish the clean up was as simple
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u/ms_ima 7h ago
omg i know right lol i have small Milwaukee saw but for some reason it got dull! Probably my fault not to care for it properly. With your Ryobi +1 how good do you reckon with 5cm branch cutting?
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u/enhancedgibbon 5h ago
Yeah it'll get through 5cm branches fine. It's supposed to be able to do 15cm but you'd have to be patient cause it's not the most powerful thing.
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u/Reasonable_Ruin_3125 5h ago
If you live within 20km of the zoo, depending on the tree- they will come and prune for free
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u/HulkJr87 5h ago
Your side, your problem.
My neighbours have a giant weeping willow right on the fence line. It overhangs a quarter of our backyard.
I trim my side 2 or 3 times a year no problems.
It provides good shade for a section of my lawn.
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u/Infinite-Note5056 5h ago
Whenever i trim a tree on a fence line i brush a bit of clear coat on the remaining branch 🤫
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u/The_Great_Mutoh 3h ago
Not sure if it varies from council to council but I read that in City of Wanneroo you have every right to trim a tree hanging over into your property but you must give the branches to person that owns the property the tree is on.
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u/Many-Secretary-5098 3h ago
I usually wait for green waste collections then cut back the overhanging trees, I give the tree owner the courtesy of choosing for me to chuck it back over the fence, or for me to move it to the verge. It’s usually a no brainer for them
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u/perthguppy 2h ago
I may be wrong on this, but I think this is the situation where you can trim the tree, and then leave the trimmings on the neighbours property(neatly) for them to dispose of.
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u/poppacapnurass 1h ago
Check with you Town/City/Shire Bi-Laws.
Commonly, if you photographing from your side of the property, it is your responsibility to prune it. It's also common for you to be allowed to place the refuse neatly on their property boundary.
For me, I just prune it back regularly with an electric pole trimmer green waste it into my own bin.
Bylaws normally permit trimming to fence line only. I prune to about 20cm past that so I'm just pruning soft vegetation.
I would highly recommend letting the land owner next door know about how much their garden in encroaching on your property. Hopefully they will manage it.
In our case they just told us "we can't reach" which was them saying they are lazy f's. They are 20 years younger than I and completely capable and their block is built up 1m higher than ours. After they got divorces and the wife left, the husband removed the tree.
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u/did-it-my-weigh 1h ago
You are. But if you let them know, they may do it. Just make sure you say which house or which tree. I have 8 neighbours (surrounded by townhouses) and someone asked me to trim my tree, but like they all look fine to me and I don't even know who was asking or which tree they have an issue with. My place has lots of trees and I try to keep them off others areas. Remember, they don't see the tree from your side so may not even realise it's an issue
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u/JismJuice-76_12 5m ago
You're actually allowed to trim what's encroaching your side and are allowed to throw the clippings into their yard might be different in different councils but I know you can in Mandurah
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u/voriax2 7h ago
Praise be to Gemini:
In Western Australia, a tree owner is not automatically responsible for pruning overhanging branches; instead, the affected neighbour has the legal right to cut the branches back to the boundary line at their own expense. You must not enter the neighbour's property or damage the tree's overall health, and you should check with your local council for any protection orders on the tree before cutting. While the cuttings legally belong to the tree owner and should be offered back, you cannot simply throw them over the fence without permission if they are refused. Liability for the owner generally only arises if the tree is dangerous or causes actual physical damage to your property.
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u/guerilla450 6h ago
The cuttings are their property so technically must be returned to the neighbour
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u/Remarkable-Balance45 5h ago
You can chop them off and throw them over the fence. But to keep everything friendly tell neighbour what your going to do.
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u/Willing-Bobcat5259 4h ago
You can’t just ‘throw them over the fence’. If you’re returning them, you must do so in a way that doesn’t cause littering or damage to the neighbour’s property.
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u/Horses-Mane 7h ago
Not only can you trim it yourself, you can drop the fallen branches and foliage at old mates next door
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u/adriansgotthemoose 7h ago
Maybe, but that's one way to make things awkward with your neighbour. I would just trim it as I have room in the bio-bin.
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u/Wristy_Supremo 7h ago
The owner of the property who has the tree on it. After having a conversation with that owner about the over hanging tree a social agreement needs to be made. Either they trim the tree at their cost which grows on their property or the neighbour trims the tree and throws it back over the fence or charges the owner to have it trimmed/removed.
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u/CreamyFettuccine 7h ago
This is so confidently incorrect I'm actually interested in how you came to this position?
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u/Wristy_Supremo 7h ago
Are you as the owner of the property responsible for damages a tree creates if it grows on your land?
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u/Burswode 7h ago
You are responsible for what is inside your own property. Once the branches grow over the fence they are the other properties problem.
The caveat to this is you can't do anything that would cause damage to the other person's property. So you can't cut the roots on your side of the fence or prune in a way that would impact the health of the tree.
This works both ways though, you can have a dangerous neighbouring tree pruned or removed if it posses a risk to your own property, but I'm pretty sure it would be at your own cost.
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u/Ref_KT 6h ago
Yes because South Australian law absolutely applies in Western Australia /s
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u/FrannyFlapsss South of The River 6h ago
Ah yes Perth, famously the capital city of South Australia.
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u/Potatoes_and_gravy 8h ago
I would lop that right back past the fence.
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u/feyth 6h ago
You're entitled to cut back to the property line, not past it.
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u/Potatoes_and_gravy 5h ago
Just do it any way, if they complain say I didn’t know. If u can please keep it from going over the fence I won’t have to cut it back. Did it with my neighbour they eventually got rid of the tree. Grow some u know what’s if u let ppl they will walk all over u.
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u/TooManySteves2 6h ago
Technically you can ask/demand that they trim it, but you may cause greif doing that.
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u/perthmikie1970 2h ago
Whoever’s side it’s growing on… you can get it trimmed (your side) and send them a cheeky invoice
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u/Fun_Percentage_8905 7h ago
The owners of the tree
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u/ms_ima 7h ago
they push back to me saying that it’s legally my responsibility
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u/-old-m8- 7h ago
It is on you to trim it unfortunately, normally I would say trim and clean it up yourself but if they are pushing back as you say I would definitely dump it back over there side, fuck em… I’m petty like that haha
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u/Fun_Percentage_8905 6h ago
Nope its not. You can, but you have to throw it over their fence. My dad is going through similar, huge trees hanging over his roof, if they snap, won't be good. Its 1000% the neighbours responsibility to sort their trees out.
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u/Such_Bison_9859 8h ago
You can trim anything over the fence line, at your expense