Ginkgo tree close to house foundations

Hello I moved into my house 1 year ago and have a Ginkgo tree planted close to the house and I am bit concerned about potential damage to the foundations. It's planted in a corner between the house and conservatory and is approx 1 m from the conservatory and approx 1.5 m away from the house. To me that seems dangerously close to the foundations and I'm assuming that the tree will need to be removed or moved to a different part of the garden.
Does anyone know how close is too close when it comes to Ginkgo trees and house foundations? My husband is trying to figure out how to kill it, but I'm tempted to try and move it to a different part of the garden as it's a very pretty tree. I have no idea if it's male or female and think it is a young tree as the trunk is narrow.
If anyone has advice about killing it or moving it it would be wonderful.

 

I'd try moving it next winter, its a large tree ultimately. so as far away from buildings as is possible.

 

We had a property on the IoW and in 2004 we had to have one removed from a Grade 2 listed property as it was under-mining (is that the phrase?) the property and for insurance reasons it cost us then £600.

 

That's my thought as well. The previous owners seemed to have an obsession with planting trees and shrubs next to the house foundations. It's a beautiful, if slightly weird looking tree and I really would like to keep it. Plus it's a handy place to hang the bird feeder.

 

Sorry, Isandri, I didn't say welcome to the forum but 'welcome'.

Ours was less than a metre away and was very old, a hundred years or more, and we could not get insurance unless we had it removed. Sadly, I would have it removed although it is a most beautiful tree.

 

Hi Victoria, it's definitely not going to stay where it is. At the moment the only thing stopping my husband attacking it with copper nails and round-up type stuff is he's not sure if it will work on a ginkgo tree. I'm hoping to dig it up when it is dormant and stick it somewhere else. At the moment the best place I can think of is near the bottom of the garden where the plot backs onto a field. The only problem is it's a bit close to the veg plot but the only other option is in the front garden which is a bit too close to the main road, internet cable and utility pipes.

 

Isandri, if you can uproot it, I would opt for the bottom of the garden and the veg plot ... :WINK1: ... if it disturbs a carrot or onion or potato .. who cares .... ... but get it away from the house.

I don't know about your seasons but do it before your rains arrive so it has time to settle in.

 

Victoria, I think it's been there for few years but so it's probably settled in already. It's only options are to be killed or moved so if moving it kills it at least the foundations will be ok. There's a plant nursery close by, (the other end of the field) that grows conifers so I might go visit them and see if the have any advice. My husband keeps pointing out that if i like it that much we can get another one and plant it somewhere more sensible.

Seasons over here are pretty similar to the UK. Winter is colder and dry or snowy, summer is hotter and drier. The bits in between are drier that what I'm used to but I'm from the wet part of south wales.