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My home is on 1 acre and the previous owner planted/cultivated a row of Oak and Monterrey Pines along the fence row so my shop and yard would have some privacy from the neighbor. The shop and having some land out back where I can park an old truck or keep my log splitter is why I bought the place. My city has strict rules regarding blight in the public view and just about anything stored can be considered blight if visible
The Pines are mature, about 50 to 60' and Oaks 10 to 15'
My new neighbor of 3 years with his 5 year old home has been after me since day one to take out my trees because needles would carpet his driveway a couple of times each year after a big wind storm. No needles would ever be on his roof or landscaped area.
He went ahead last year and had a tree company trim a few very large branches back to the edge of his driveway and asked me about it ahead of time. The trimming caused sap to drip on his vehicles which is much worse than the occasional needles.
This week he asked for permission to come on my property to take the branches back to the trunk and I said no problem.
Last night when I came home I found all the Pines limbed from the ground to 40' on the side facing him and one of my Oaks is totally gone... the tree guy said he was told to take it out and my neighbor said the tree guy had a limb get away from him and it wiped out the oak. I saw the tree guy this morning and asked for his license and insurance and he drove off.
I'm not a tree fanatic, but I do value my privacy... which is not gone. My entire yard and shop is now in full view from all the rooms on the east side of his home and deck.
I talked to him this morning and he apologized by saying the tree guy was a little too aggressive and offered to reimburse me the cost to set a new Oak... Not much consolation when I now live in a fish bowl.
I'm thinking about buying 20 Bottle Brush trees... they seem to thrive in my area and in 5 years should get real bushy... or maybe it's time to pull up stakes and move out of the city...
The Pines are mature, about 50 to 60' and Oaks 10 to 15'
My new neighbor of 3 years with his 5 year old home has been after me since day one to take out my trees because needles would carpet his driveway a couple of times each year after a big wind storm. No needles would ever be on his roof or landscaped area.
He went ahead last year and had a tree company trim a few very large branches back to the edge of his driveway and asked me about it ahead of time. The trimming caused sap to drip on his vehicles which is much worse than the occasional needles.
This week he asked for permission to come on my property to take the branches back to the trunk and I said no problem.
Last night when I came home I found all the Pines limbed from the ground to 40' on the side facing him and one of my Oaks is totally gone... the tree guy said he was told to take it out and my neighbor said the tree guy had a limb get away from him and it wiped out the oak. I saw the tree guy this morning and asked for his license and insurance and he drove off.
I'm not a tree fanatic, but I do value my privacy... which is not gone. My entire yard and shop is now in full view from all the rooms on the east side of his home and deck.
I talked to him this morning and he apologized by saying the tree guy was a little too aggressive and offered to reimburse me the cost to set a new Oak... Not much consolation when I now live in a fish bowl.
I'm thinking about buying 20 Bottle Brush trees... they seem to thrive in my area and in 5 years should get real bushy... or maybe it's time to pull up stakes and move out of the city...