Silver birches are quick-growing, usually slender, upright trees mainly grown for their decorative bark, which looks especially good in winter. IF it falls we are gone, simple. A man who has had repeated heart problems has pleaded with the council to end the nightmare of seeds falling from nearby trees. Whilst the tree surgeon is there ask him how much it would be to remove the tree. It was at least 50 ft tall and right next to the fence with our neighbour. If it's really an issue, just cut it back where it overhangs, as you are entitled to do. As for tree litter, its an evergreen so it throws down all sorts of crap all year round and has bunged up all our guttering many times causing all sorts of hassle. At the time it was a reasonable height and was not overhanging our fence. It is absolutely enormous. Better than paying for a new drive and garage for the neighbour which the tree was very close to.Prune his tree hard back to the boundary line, get a tree surgeon in as they can climb the tree and cut off lots of branches. The flowers appear from April to May. If nothing else I feel it would be helpful to have some sort of comeback should cracks start appearing in our brickwork etc. Bare-rooted trees available only between November and late April. Is it a leylandii, these are conifers that grow massively high very quickly and could cause the problems you describe. I do think you are being a bit ott- ''tree litter''?! Contact your insurers. I think he would be fine if WE paid for it to be cut back to the trunk on our side so it didn't come over again but again that's just rearranging the tree not fixing the height issue or long term problem. We knew from where the sun was that this tree would be casting a shadow over their garden for pretty much the whole day.We called a tree surgeon, he came and took it down. Silver birch is a fast-growing tree and can, therefore, be sown later in the year and still produce good growth in one season. Although Silver Birch are not as troublesome as trees such as Willows and Oak Trees Wilf they will grow to a height of 60 to 100 feet and you must bear this … Silver Birch is a fast-growing, medium-sized broadleaved tree, characterized by white bark and pendulous branches. its up to your neighbour to prevent his tree from growing over your garden but if he won't then you will have to. Neighbours gazebo took off and crash landed onto our conservatory roof and then ended up in the garden of the neighbour with the EVIL tree lol! Stanley Watts lives in Eves Orchard in Bures in a Babergh District Council owned property. We knew from where the sun was that this tree would be casting a shadow over their garden for pretty much the whole day. If you can prove it is damaging your property he will have to deal with it.Are there any cracks in the fabric of your house? Anyway! Am praying so hard that this will get sorted. The tree is quite similar to the Downy Birch (Betula pubescens) but does not have hairy leaves and shoots.Silver Birch is widespread across Europe, from the Mediterranean to central Siberia. Silver Birch is often planted as a garden and ornamental tree, grown for its white bark and gracefully drooping branches. Inform your neighbours of the consequences for them in the house insurance area and it may concentrate their minds in resolving the problem. The silver birch tree … I'd agree with fizzy about getting rid of this monstrosity! There is no way in hell we are going to be able to ever sell this house if we wanted to with this tree next door. Silver birches prefer an open, sunny site. I'm not sure what you expect your neighbour to do- pay to have it pruned for you? They grow very quickly so … It gave us a good opportunity to ask him again what he intended to do. We had this with a neighbour's tree - it caused £12K damage. Thanks. I do sympathise - it is incredibly stressful. Thanks everyone, yes it is very stressful. He said it "was nature" to which hubby replied with some choice words! Silver birch varieties. Unfortunately as the roots are shallow they are more likely to fall down than a deciduous tree.Contact your insurance company and someone there will discuss the implications and give you some options as you may have to claim on your insurance if it damaged your property.