October 14, 2011

Timber!!!?

Don't worry, we are not bringing down any trees (I just wanted to give an interesting name to this post), but definitely we want to trim the branches of the trees around our house. Some of them represent a danger to our safety especially one that leans towards our house from the neighbors backyard. Because living in Florida we often get hit by hurricanes, we thought it was smart to trim the dangerous branches that are over the house. Also, the numerous amount of leaves they shed is killing the grass. 

This is a picture I took of a random falling tree in our area.
I started digging on the Internet and there are interesting things about tree trimming that are important to know:

Tree trimming is not used only for safety but also for aesthetics and even for health reasons. First of all, if a tree is causing damage to your property you're not permitted to go to your neighbors house and cut down his tree, but you're allowed to trim the tree branches up to your property line. You know who the tree belongs to by where the trunk is located. 

Also, if your neighbors fallen leaves are damaging your lawn know that there is nothing you can do about it but to trim the branches or rake the leaves everyday. 

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