Ivy taken over

by Simon
(South East)

Hi,

I've just moved into a new house and I don't think the garden had been touched for the last 10 years. There was blanket ivy all over which I have pulled out and the trees at the back of the garden are covered in the stuff.

On a few of the trees I have cut the ivy at the roots to about 3 feet high and it looks like thats is going to work on them, but 3 trees are totally covered and all the bark is falling off where it IS visible. Should I do the same here or are the trees likely to fall if I kill the only thing keeping them upright?