Tree trash

I've had two tree guys come and give me estimates. I think I'll not have any others come. I liked both of those guys, but there's $560 difference in their bids, for the same work.

I have several trees I want trimmed up, and I want the limbs of my front dawn redwood cut so they don't hang in the Shuells' yard.

The other neighbors' pine trees bother me, of course. I want them cut back so their limbs are not over my space, over my property line, which they are big time at this time. I have spoken to my neighbor and told her what I plan to do. She was agreeable, but I don't think that means they'll pay, although they should because the law says their trees are trespassing.

Did you know that?

I asked her if she knew when they bought the house they bought the trees also. She said, "No."

But it's a fact. And there are three pines in their front yard and two in the back. Four of the five trespass onto my property. And, by the way, contribute greatly to the crummy way my lawn looks.

I didn't say all that to her, but she said to me, "I actually thought these were your trees."

Fat chance.

One of the tree guys, Matt, the guy I won't be hiring, said, "These pine trees. People plant them and then look what happens to them. They get huge."

"I know."

 "And why did they plant them so close to your property line? They're almost on your property line."

"I don't know and I know."
 
(My across the street neighbor was over and I told her I was tired of sweeping and raking and hauling pine needles. She said, "Well, but you don't want them cut down, do you?" I said, "Oh yes I do."  But I guess I'll have to settle for cutting them back.)

Matt pointed out something I should have thought of, as in DUH. "Even if you cut these lower limbs, the tree will still drop needles on your property."

"Oh brother. That is true."

He said, "These trees belong in the forest."

Exactly.