Is this OK?
Have a tree outside my house, which has grown into what looks like a mushroom cloud. It is around 25 feet tall and the branches extend out over the garden wall. It's not a bother during the months when there are no leaves, but as soon as the leaves grow, the sap will destroy any car parked under the tree within 20 minutes. Left overnight and you're opening the door with gloves and the car is covered in thousands of little green insects, dead and alive. The paint on the wall needs refreshing every year, as it ages rapidly in the vicinity of the tree. The birds love this tree and so leave their fair share of acid shoite all over the place, especially when flying from the house roof to the tree. The yellow jacket wasps have taken a shine to the tree in the last couple of years too and it gets worse every year. The path outside the house is also starting to crack and lift from the size of the tree, but this won't be a problem for another year, or two.
I know it's not a first world problem, but it bugs the crap out of me. Am I allowed to girdle this tree (cut a ring of bark off it) to prevent it from growing further and preventing leaf growth? Nobody seems to know the answer. I would cut it down, but that would be drastic, even though the fire wood could come in handy
Anyone know the answer, in non-typical AH humour?
