beowulf
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- Joined
- Dec 31, 2003
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- Central California Foothills
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- Kubota L3410 HST, J Deere riding mower
Unfortunately, I have had to learn this lesson the hard way - be careful where you decide to plant trees. We used to buy live xmas trees and then plant them after the holidays. We did not think much about where we planted them. Now decades later I am finding a need to remove them - four so far - each between 50-60 feet high, and more I will need to trim. I am not even sure how I am going to handle some of this.
Two were removed because they blocked views we once enjoyed, and two more because they were too near the house - a risk of damage in a storm, or if a fire. A huge amount of work to do this. Years ago I also had to remove about 5-6 other large trees but those were not ones that I planted.
Anyway, as my daughter and son-in-law are planning their home building on a hilltop on our property, I shared my advice to take great care in their landscaping choices - trees you plant will become huge with unwanted consequences. I could have done so much better had I been a bit smarter and planted those trees elsewhere on the property.
Two were removed because they blocked views we once enjoyed, and two more because they were too near the house - a risk of damage in a storm, or if a fire. A huge amount of work to do this. Years ago I also had to remove about 5-6 other large trees but those were not ones that I planted.
Anyway, as my daughter and son-in-law are planning their home building on a hilltop on our property, I shared my advice to take great care in their landscaping choices - trees you plant will become huge with unwanted consequences. I could have done so much better had I been a bit smarter and planted those trees elsewhere on the property.