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[May 27, 2010, 09:50 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

We had a tree guy over for an estimate on cutting down a mulberry tree in our yard because it is in the process of wrecking our neighbor's stone wall and fence. While we were looking at it, MrsBlue surprised me by asking about the gigantic maple next to it, pointing out it was missing bark all up one side of its trunk. Once I saw what she was talking about, it was no surprise that he said this monster was in danger of coming down, and should probably be felled. We're unhappy about this on a number of levels: The loss of the beautiful trees, the loss of the home of more than one bird's nest, and the loss of privacy from our neighbors' yard. We are also quite concerned that this is going to harm our naturally cool house, as this tree blocks a significant amount of sunlight all day, which combines with our brick walls and relatively high ceilings to allow us to get by with no air conditioning except in my penthouse (converted attic) office, something that came immediately to mind since it was about a thousand degrees yesterday. We'll just have to see how this turns out, since we can't risk this tree actually falling, as it could completely obliterate our neighbor's house if it did.

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Re: Out of the Blue

May 27, 2010, 11:08

Mr. Tact

Holy coincidence, Batman! I just contracted to have the two large trees in my back yard removed.

I wanted to get rid of the Sweet Gum simply because I am tired of the spiked ball seed pods it drops. The other a Honey Locust (Thornless) is "near the end of it life span." I could have the dead portions cut out, and the canopy raised/trimmed -- it would probably last another 5 years, possibly more. But I figure it makes more sense to remove both at the same time and put in new trees.

My current plan is to never move, so I don't mind that it might be a few years before I have good shade again. The issue is finding a balance between getting shade I can enjoy during my lifetime and getting a tree I won't have to remove in 40 years, assuming I'm still alive and living there (both of which are hopefully, likely).

Top of the list for replacement selection currently are Frontier Elm, Swamp White Oak, and Yellow Birch. Also considering an "ornamental" tree near the back porch...




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