Neighbor cut down four healthy shade trees
Merritt Kirkpatrick
8 years ago
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Toronado3800 Zone 6 St Louis
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Yea! Neighbor cutting down tree that blocks sun
Comments (5)I have to deal with Douglas Firs all across the back of our yard that the people behind planted instead of arborvitae back in the early 1950's. Idoits. These trees are over 60 feet tall. We've limbed them way up but they still drop needles, cones and branches into our yard. Not to mention the roots sucking up all the moisture. The greenhouse isn't really affected by them though. The boxelder was the big problem for it. I'm so happy....See MoreThe neighbor says Cut It Down!
Comments (4)One of the purple-leaf cultivars of Norway Maple; an invasive alien species in your area, so if you do get rid of it, it wouldn't be any great loss. There again, maybe you should keep it, on the grounds that it is acting as a breeding ground for diseases that could potentially help control the unwanted regeneration. Resin...See MoreNeighbor asked how I felt about cutting down my oak!
Comments (30)Back to your oak, cd: It appears to be a fine specimen. You and neighbor get along so no reason to mess that up. I'd offer to do some "raising up" style trimming, simply removing whole branches some way up the trunk, in that area, and all around the tree so as to provide for a balanced crown. But as whaas and possibly others have said, don't do it now during the growing season if oak wilt is in your area. The insect vectors of this serious oak pathogen are attracted to fresh pruning cuts. Do the pruning in the fall or winter and do it correctly or have a competent arborist perform the work. A judiciously raised up crown is nothing to be afraid of. BTW, I too doubt that this alone will do all that much to help the hedge. But that's not your goal. Your goal is to appear to be cooperative so as to prevent this fellow from exercising his legal right to lop off branches at the point where they cross the imaginary line separating your properties, which when done usually leaves bad branch stubs in locations on the tree where proper wound closure won't happen. +oM...See MoreHad 3 trees cut down yesterday. Goodbye shade
Comments (6)hosta gorw exceptionally vigorously in sun [though the further south you go. that should be taken into account] ...... especially if you take the care to try to drown them... and often will add more crowns faster than in shade.. so they have the potential to be very much bigger next year ... the big downside is they start looking very tired.. very early ... so by mid august or so.. they will APPEAR to be going downhill ... and ugly .... but what they are basically doing.. is storing energy for next year ... some will do better than others .. all white tissue will suffer ... but bottom line.. sun alone will not KILL them ... plan some new beds for fall ... so you can.. based on ugly.. move some around.. but dont really fret/worry about total death ... unless you simply forget to water them.. ALL SUMMER LONG .. ken...See MoreDan _Staley (5b Sunset 2B AHS 7)
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