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re: Watching the tree canopy in my neighborhood slowly disappear.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:12 am to Cycledude
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:12 am to Cycledude
Atlanta has its faults, but we do not have this problem
Downsides are losing power with a stiff breeze and spending a couple grand on tree work every year or two
Downsides are losing power with a stiff breeze and spending a couple grand on tree work every year or two
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Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:18 am to Hobie101
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trees around you make it seem much cooler.
Because it actually is cooler.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:20 am to Pettifogger
i live in a street and in one direction there are probably 50-60 beautiful oak trees, and almost nothing in the other direction.
my power comes from the tree side. and I am 1 of 2 houses in my block that get power from the tree side.
I now have a full house generator because I lose power for a 2-3 days after a heavy rain.
this summer a tree just split in half.
my power comes from the tree side. and I am 1 of 2 houses in my block that get power from the tree side.
I now have a full house generator because I lose power for a 2-3 days after a heavy rain.
this summer a tree just split in half.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:26 am to SammyTiger
One of the benefits of a landlocked, nearly 100 year old established neighborhood is home quality and tree canopy
One of the downsides is the lack of buried lines.
We don't have the whole home gen yet but half our neighbors do. To date we haven't lost power for more than a day but I know it's coming. Even a fast moving TS coming through our area would be complete chaos, the trees are just so dense.
My boys like to watch tree crews and there is one on our street at least every week, so there's that.
One of the downsides is the lack of buried lines.
We don't have the whole home gen yet but half our neighbors do. To date we haven't lost power for more than a day but I know it's coming. Even a fast moving TS coming through our area would be complete chaos, the trees are just so dense.
My boys like to watch tree crews and there is one on our street at least every week, so there's that.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:34 am to Pettifogger
i had a few cut down recently. too close to the house. never should have been planted.
But the tree service we got to do it must just love what they do because I got 2 quotes at about 5k and they did it for 1,500. Shout out Bofingers in BR.
But the tree service we got to do it must just love what they do because I got 2 quotes at about 5k and they did it for 1,500. Shout out Bofingers in BR.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:37 am to Stealth Matrix
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*buys house*
"Omg this giant hundred year old tree needs to go."
*chops down tree*
"Ayo why my power bill jump up so high?"
Many such cases!
1. No trees
2. Minimal to no porches
3. Wide open windows with no outside cover
The electric companies love new neighborhoods.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:41 am to SammyTiger
For sure, tree trimming/removal is definitely one of the things where it's most vital to get multiple quotes IMO.
There are countless mom and pop type removal services here, but even if you only get like the 3-4 highest end/most established companies to estimate, they're often thousands of dollars apart.
There are countless mom and pop type removal services here, but even if you only get like the 3-4 highest end/most established companies to estimate, they're often thousands of dollars apart.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:44 am to Cycledude
the guy who owns the property behind our house has been removing all of the trees along the property line over the past few weeks. Not sure what his endgame is but, there was a lot of wildlife living in those trees.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 11:09 am to Pettifogger
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For sure, tree trimming/removal is definitely one of the things where it's most vital to get multiple quotes IMO.
There are countless mom and pop type removal services here, but even if you only get like the 3-4 highest end/most established companies to estimate, they're often thousands of dollars apart.
And ALWAYS make sure they are insured. I've heard so many people have nightmare stories over hiring tree removal folks who are not insured and their house/property gets damaged in the process. You might pay a little more for it but it will save you so much money if an issue arises (especially with bigger trees).
Posted on 4/4/24 at 11:17 am to Cycledude
I'm a tree person, but I can also recognize the cost and care that it takes in certain areas. That said, I have a big river birch in my front yard that I love (only downfall is it sheds smaller branches but that's manageable). WIth multiple oaks and elms in the back that provide a lot of wonderful shade and keep my yard full of birds year long. And they're far enough back from the house that they cause little to no issue (part of them are in the easement behind our property).
One of our elms in the back will need to be removed in the next 2-3 years but we plan to replace it with a Redbud. We try to replace what gets removed, with native trees if possible.
When I was younger, my parents had to remove one of our two large oaks when it died and the amount of heat that hit the front of the house when it was gone was crazy. I was always sad they never ended up planting anything else.
All I know is frick a Bradford Pear. The a-hole who decided to plant those atrocious arse trees in every new apartment complex and neighborhood for a good duration of the 90s/early 00s should be throat punched every morning that he wakes. What a terrible arse tree.
One of our elms in the back will need to be removed in the next 2-3 years but we plan to replace it with a Redbud. We try to replace what gets removed, with native trees if possible.
When I was younger, my parents had to remove one of our two large oaks when it died and the amount of heat that hit the front of the house when it was gone was crazy. I was always sad they never ended up planting anything else.
All I know is frick a Bradford Pear. The a-hole who decided to plant those atrocious arse trees in every new apartment complex and neighborhood for a good duration of the 90s/early 00s should be throat punched every morning that he wakes. What a terrible arse tree.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 11:36 am to Cycledude
Posted on 4/4/24 at 11:46 am to BluegrassBelle
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All I know is frick a Bradford Pear. The a-hole who decided to plant those atrocious arse trees in every new apartment complex and neighborhood for a good duration of the 90s/early 00s should be throat punched every morning that he wakes. What a terrible arse tree.
"Don't worry, the Bradford Pear trees we are selling are sterile, they can't spread."
"Yeah, well, about that......we fricked up."
Posted on 4/4/24 at 11:51 am to MardiGrasCajun
I too would never own a piece of property without trees or a German Shepherd. ;)
German Shepherds are the best dog God ever created.
German Shepherds are the best dog God ever created.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 3:36 pm to Stealth Matrix
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They're probably the same people who think the globe is warming because of your SUV, and not deforestation of any sort.
They're the same dumb frickers that think painting their house black looks cool
Posted on 4/4/24 at 4:19 pm to crewdepoo
Ida moved this 100' pine tree from my front yard to my backyard, it was perfectly healthy. It destroyed a wing of the house, the pool, all the A/C, the deck, $200K in damages and 2 years to get back to normal. Sorry I don't have your moronic respect.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 4:23 pm to Cycledude
Fruit trees that don't get too big are the way to go in hurricane areas.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 4:29 pm to Cycledude
We planted a tree at our house when we moved in in 2010 -in 2014 the tree was struck by lightning
Posted on 4/4/24 at 4:39 pm to MardiGrasCajun
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This post was edited on 5/16/24 at 9:57 am
Posted on 4/4/24 at 4:41 pm to andouille
There's other trees besides pines. Pines need the protection of a full forest to be stable. A single pine by itself is a land mine.
This post was edited on 4/4/24 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 4/4/24 at 4:46 pm to crewdepoo
Pine trees suck in a residential space also. Those needles are a pain in the arse
Can add magnolias in there also
Can add magnolias in there also
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