Re: Can I cut the branches of my neighbors trees?

Father Haskell wrote:
On Oct 20, 8:55 pm, "John" <Machin...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Rocinante wrote:
On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:59:27 -0400, John wrote:

My neighbor has trees that hang all over my fence and more leaves
fall in my yard then in his. I have to rake them every hour if I
want them gone. Can I have a tree guy come in and cut the ones that
hang over and send him the bill? I have sent him countless letters
asking him to do something but have got no response. What are my
options in the matter does anyone know?

John

You can cut the branches on your side without his consent because
they "belong" to you.

However, you cannot also charge him if you do not get written or
verbal consent from him. You are improving your own property, why
should he have to pay for it?

Because they are a nuisance and the cause of distribution of unwanted
litter. Just like a mud slide that caused dirt or anything else to
end up on my land. Just like a car rolling down a hill I can have it
removed and charge him for the tow. Why not?

One man's litter is another man's soil amendment. Tree roots
scavenge nutrients from deep in the soil. These nutrients
are made available when the leaves fall. Placing them in
bags by the curb for pickup is wasteful. Better to sprinkle a
few gallons of water into the bags, then stack them up
out of the way to decompose into lovely, sweet earthy-smelling
mulch for use in your garden next spring.

If you're going to trim the branches, go ahead, but know
what you're doing, for the sake of your property's appearance
and the health of the trees. Use the three cut method to
keep the branches from tearing off -- on YOUR side of
the trunks. First cut from underneath, about six inches out,
halfway through. Second cut from top, about eight inches
out to remove the bulk of the limb. Third cut is flush to the
growth collar to allow the tree to form a scar which will close
up over the next few years. Do not paint the wound. Leave it
open to weep and clean itself out.

I will be hiring someone to do the work and was hoping someone on this
group had a similar problem and had dealt with it before. Thanks for your
response. Good post.

John.



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