On Sun, 01 Jul 2012 14:47:25 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 7/1/2012 9:59 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Watching the news made me wonder what kind of morons allow those
>> atiquated huge trees right along side their homes. If you were lucky
>> enough to escape disaster this time have those trees removed
>> immediately, you may not be so lucky next time. Those types of trees
>> should never have been planted near a house anyway, there are plenty
>> of trees to choose that grow to more appropriate sizes. And of course
>> the highway and utility crews are remiss in not doing their jobs
>> either, they should be removing all trees that if they fall can take
>> down utility wires and/or fall across a roadway. There is no reason
>> to plant street trees that will grow fifty feet tall and as wide.
>> Those sycamore trees that were planted along your town's streets a
>> hundred years ago were cute then, but now they are eighty feet tall,
>> weigh over ten tons, and are all rotten inside. Gorgeous but I'd not
>> want to live on this street:
>> http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/65316/
>
>Most of the trees here aren't on my property so I can't do anything
>about it.

If your neighbor's trees damage your property you can sue them... it's
a good idea to take pictures *now* of any of their trees that can fall
on your property.

>Besides, in this area, if there were no trees close to homes,
>there would be no trees.

As I said, there are plenty of trees that grow to a size appropriate
for smaller properties. Too many people go to a plant nursery to buy
a tree and never consider how large it will grow, all they are
concerned with is a low price and how fast it will grow. Trees that
grow up fast fall down fast. Fast growing trees typically have very
weak wood and invasive roots. You'll have to live with a tree for a
very long time, so it's a good idea to do careful research and put a
lot of thought into the project, not much different than deciding to
marry. A tree can easily outlive you, your children, your grands and
theirs. You don't want to plant say an oak, a willow, or a locust on
a city lot, instead choose a hawthorne, a ginkgo, a redbud, or one of
the many ornamental fruit trees. If not sure ask... it's silly to
plant a tree just to realize after you've tended it and watched it
grow for fifteen years you have to have it removed beause it's
towering twenty feet over your roof and thrusting branches into your
windows.