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I'd recommend against planting bamboo. Its very weedy and can quickly become a problem.
Now, if you can somehow find a spot for a nice willow tree, they grow EXTREMELY quickly. I planted one in my backyard in brooklyn a couple years ago and its been extremely satisfying to see it take off.
>>His last major activity has been to cut down all the gorgeous Coral trees in our complex, because his landscaper has told him that after 20 years their branches break off and could hurt someone
Why are THOSE people always in charge of the trees? the ny times has had some hilarious stories about nyc's one million trees effort.
some people are seriously afraid of trees.
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Round-up will take care of your neighbor's other trees, including shrubs and flowers. A little goes a long-ways. Best to spray in the dead of night when there is no wind.
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The nerve!
where somebody else had a clear view of our private areas
Oh, c'mon. Show off those naughty bits!
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Kat,
I have to agree with the others who said that the willow was owned by your neighbor. They could do anything they want with it within the confines of the law and the rules set by the HOA. It would've been nice of them to give you a heads up about their activity with the tree but it wasn't necessary. For all you know, the HOA could have given your neighbor permission to remove the tree and neither had to inform you about it.
It's unfortunate but there are times when a beautiful tree must be removed even if it takes away from the property (and those adjacent to it). Since you're not in the loop, you really don't know why the neighbor removed the tree. It could've been sick, old and sick, infested and/or damaged by insects, grown dangerously close to their property, root systems damaging the house, you name it.
I think right now, communication is key. Speak to your neighbor and/or the home owners association to find out what was really going on with the tree.
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Is it possible one of the monster brats was allergic to the willow ?
My sister was allergic to a willow outside her bedroom window when we were kids that my father had planted when he was a teenager growing up in that same house. I never realized how much cutting that tree down bothered him and how much he had enjoyed watching it grow and mature until I got a call 20 years later from him wanting to know if cutting the maple tree down I had planted to replace the willow would bother me. The maple in HIS back yard an hour drive away from me.
Fond memories in the shade under both of them.
Plant another.
Even if it has to be cut down in 20 or 30 years because it has gotten too big.
It's the making of the memories under it that is important.
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Willows have invasive roots. That is how they grow so fast. Can get into the sewer and foundation. I would not want one near my house.
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Lee3 wrote:
Willows have invasive roots. That is how they grow so fast. Can get into the sewer and foundation. I would not want one near my house.
Yes, the one we cut down had gotten its feet into the cesspool. Witnessed by the grey stinky ooze that flowed from the stump for (much) too long.
