when we 1st bought our house, the neighbor introduced herself, then said- u know that tree's a menace.
she was sure it was going to take out her garage. 38 yrs later, the tree’s still standing. u do have to take care of them, tho. the ppl who bought that place recently paid to have several limbs that were hanging over the property line. wasnt thrilled about it, but it’s their right.
i had a big old silver maple in the front yard of a rental i owned. the core was rotted and i had to take it down. cost me $2500. i left the bottom chunk of trunk, used it as a planter in case any of the neighbors were mad at me. (have a few who r not fans for many reasons.)
u can love them, but u have to b rational about it.
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