Thank you so much for the input...after putting in the names of all the tree in the image search I think I have narrowed it down to the Crape Myrtle and the Chinese Pistachio...any thoughts?!?! Does anyone know if the Crape Myrtle flowers attract tons of bees? (I have an allergic son) We plan on living at this house for many years and I'm really hoping to avoid a lifetime of tree frustration!!!! Thank you everyone for taking the time to help!!!

poaky1: Which tree is disappionting, the small cedar or the big pine? The big pine is growing next to a summer house, is healthy, and has never caused any problems (apart from pine needles in the gutters). A tree too close to the house is a potential disaster, but sometimes you get lucky and nothing bad happens. No one uses the place in the winter, so if a branch fell due to snow no one would be there to be hurt by that. The wooded look is the whole point of the summer place...my great grandfather owned the place next door. One of his kids chopped down the trees around it, and the place wasn't the same after. (Eg too hot without the shade). My grandfather responded by buying this place. As for the small Eastern Red Cedar near the basement...yes, that is a problem. It's at my parent's house. I keep meaning to try to try to transplant it, but never get a chance. I may have waited to long...I'm worried about the hole next to foundation that would be created if I dug it up. Probably this fall.

Vee -- My dad used to have a very good policy about mobile phones. He sid they were there for YOUR convenience and not for the convenience of the caller. He never used to have one and now he's inseparable from his phone. I usually check to see who is calling -- if I recognize who it is and if it looks like it might be important, I MAY answer it. If I don't recognize it, I don't answer it. After all, if they REALLY need to talk to me, they'll leave a voicemail message and I can call them back at my leisure. Yes, it can get bad here in Canada for that. It's fairly common for people to answer mobiles in restaurants in the middle of a meal. What's worse are those who have Blackberries -- they CONSTANTLY read email while they're having lunch with you or when they're talking to you!! Some have even RESPONDED to email in the middle of a meal or a conversation! One of my colleagues wanted to get a Blackberry. I dissuaded her from this, saying that she should only get one if she wants her life controlled by email. There's a reason why these things have been nicknamed the "Crackberry". It's like Pavlov's dogs -- someone's Blackberry beeps or vibrates and that person HAS to check it.

endemic anywhere a bird can carry its seed ... its pretty berrys that look like mini grapes.. are poisonous... and if you have small kids around.. i suggest you not allow them in your garden ... which if this park plant is within a mile of your house.. a bird will bring you the pre fertiled seed pellet.. if you get my drift .. lol https://duckduckgo.com/?q=poke+weed+seeds&t=ffcm&ia=images&iax=images yes.. done properly.. it can be eaten ... involves a couple hours of boiling.. and regional dancing... around a maypole.. or some such ... lol.. and if you are an adult ... whatever rocks your boat is fine with me ... my concern.. is little kids who eat dirt and stuff.. ... finally.. its perennial ... and if left for a few years.. it has a root mass that could put a horseradish to shame.. you may never dig it all out .. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=poke+weed+roots&t=ffcm&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images if you cant tell.. i have a real hate on for this plant ... ken