Three Beech Trees at the Roof Line, Then an Enormous Ash

Published 25 October 2026

The job

Samantha got in touch because three beech trees at the front of the properties had grown up to the roof line. Our team came out to quote, then carried out the work. In Samantha’s words, the team were “so professional, from the initial quote, to the level of expertise in which the work was carried out”, and “they worked so hard”.

The result she noticed most was the light: “now we have much more light at the front of our properties.”

Back for the ash

The customer was happy enough with the beech work to have the team back for a second job, this time at the back of the property. The job was “reducing all the epicormic growth on an enormous ash”.

Epicormic growth is the mass of new, vigorous shoots that can sprout from dormant buds under the bark of a trunk or large limbs. It often appears after a sudden change, such as more light reaching the stem. Cutting it back is a light pruning job that leaves the main structure of the tree as it is.

Samantha called the ash work an “absolutely fantastic job”.

Is your tree too close to the roof?

If trees around your home have grown up to the roof line or are blocking light, a crown reduction or crown thinning can bring them back into proportion without taking them down. For clean-up jobs like epicormic shoots, see tree pruning.

Before any work starts, it’s worth checking whether the tree is protected. In Stockport, the council lets you check for an existing Tree Preservation Order, and work to trees in a conservation area needs notice first. Our guide to whether you need permission to cut down a tree in Stockport explains more.

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