Suburban trees

[martinw-48]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-02/tree-loss-increasing-heat-in-suburbs-as-thermal-inequity-hits...

I hate driving around some suburbs and seeing no trees.
I don't understand the way so many people lose it over leaves, they're natural.
Sure they're annoying but it's more annoying to be walking in full Sun and having to get back in a vehicle that's been sitting in full Sun.
Yes, they do fall down and do damage and unfortunately kill the odd individual but they add so much to the streetscape and the natural environment

[zanadoo_56]

---

@martinw-48 wrote:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-02/tree-loss-increasing-heat-in-suburbs-as-thermal-inequity-hits...

I hate driving around some suburbs and seeing no trees.
I don't understand the way so many people lose it over leaves, they're natural.
Sure they're annoying but it's more annoying to be walking in full Sun and having to get back in a vehicle that's been sitting in full Sun.
Yes, they do fall down and do damage and unfortunately kill the odd individual but they add so much to the streetscape and the natural environment

---

Some gum trees are known 'widow makers' and should not be planted in suburban areas.  There's plenty of other native trees to choose from.  It's all very well to say 'unfortunately kill the odd individual' but you might think differently if it kills yourself or someone you would rather was still living. 

Councils get stupid about it, and I remember a case of a tree that was assessed as a danger and sure enough, the council refused permission for it to be removed.  In a storm the tree came down and killed the homeowner.  A representative of the council was interviewed on TV and defended the council's decision.  Talk about blinkered.  Most built up areas of Australia have more than one kind ot gum tree or other species native to the area, allowing for the planting of a much safer option.

I have a council planted gum that regularly dropped heavy branches onto the road.  The council wouldn't remove it but it had to be so drastically pruned to make it safe that it's now an ugly bendy pole with leaves.  Thankfully there are no side branches left to fall.

My elderly mother regularly battles the council over a gum tree that leans over her property from next door.  The tree drops huge gum nuts that fall everywhere and sound like gun shots.  They've put holes in her patio roof but more worrying they make her whole small backyard unsafe to walk in.  If you were in your 90s and using a walking stick, and had already had a few falls, imagine how hazardous a lawn laden with big gum nuts can be.  The council of course, doesn't give a rats.

[lyhargr_0]

---

@imastawka wrote:

Did ya miss the bit where I said I have the branches trimmed and thrown back over the fence?

Branches re-grow.    A lot.

Grandie doesn't have to eat the fruit to have a reaction.

Maybe I like stress.

---

Well if they are trimmed back CORRECTLY  then they ain't banging on ya roof. I have fruit trees the branches dont grow back that quickly, if they are pruned correctly    ..... I rarely miss anything ya say, just let most of it go over my head lol

Personally I think ya thrive on stress n drama in ya day   .... 

[icyfroth]

---

@lyhargr_0 wrote:

---

@imastawka wrote:

Did ya miss the bit where I said I have the branches trimmed and thrown back over the fence?

Branches re-grow.    A lot.

Grandie doesn't have to eat the fruit to have a reaction.

Maybe I like stress.

---

Well if they are trimmed back CORRECTLY  then they ain't banging on ya roof. I have fruit trees the branches dont grow back that quickly, if they are pruned correctly    ..... I rarely miss anything ya say, just let most of it go over my head lol

Personally I think ya thrive on stress n drama in ya day   .... 

---

We have a big bean tree hanging over our carport at our block of units. It's magnificent! Shades our northern balconies and blossoms into the most amazing display in the spring. Attracts all sorts of birds. It's lovely to watch.

Neighbouring block residents complained because the bean pods dropped on their cars, garden, etc.

Ok. So we got some tree ppl to cut back the branches.

It's a neighourly thing to do.

[joz*garage]

---

@icyfroth wrote:

---

@imastawka wrote:

She wouldn't have bought it anyway.

New owners - young ones.     Won't be told.

Fruit trees are still overhanging the house.

They also overhang my house, but I have them chopped and thrown back over the fence.

---

Bad neighbour! 

Anything hanging over your fence is yours to deal with. You can reap the fruit, it's yours, or you can chop it back. 

Or you can antagonise your neighbours by throwing it back over the fence.

---

Then you must think I'm a bad neighbour too

That's bulldust

My neighbour used to do that with me before i destroyed the Pepper tree, so i figure what's good enough for the goose is good enough for the gander

And i realized that Pepper tree was "my" responsibility

[martinw-48]

Zanadoo, I'd love for a tree to fall on me and kill me.
My goal in life is to die asap

[icyfroth]

---

@joz*garage wrote:

---

@icyfroth wrote:

---

@imastawka wrote:

She wouldn't have bought it anyway.

New owners - young ones.     Won't be told.

Fruit trees are still overhanging the house.

They also overhang my house, but I have them chopped and thrown back over the fence.

---

Bad neighbour! 

Anything hanging over your fence is yours to deal with. You can reap the fruit, it's yours, or you can chop it back. 

Or you can antagonise your neighbours by throwing it back over the fence.

---

Then you must think I'm a bad neighbour too

That's bulldust

My neighbour used to do that with me before i destroyed the Pepper tree, so i figure what's good enough for the goose is good enough for the gander

And i realized that Pepper tree was "my" responsibility

---

How did you "destroy" the peppertree"?

[imastawka]

---

@icyfroth wrote:

---

@imastawka wrote:

She wouldn't have bought it anyway.

New owners - young ones.     Won't be told.

Fruit trees are still overhanging the house.

They also overhang my house, but I have them chopped and thrown back over the fence.

---

Bad neighbour! 

Anything hanging over your fence is yours to deal with. You can reap the fruit, it's yours, or you can chop it back. 

Or you can antagonise your neighbours by throwing it back over the fence.

---

Overhanging branches

Property owners are responsible for branches that overhang a neighbour’s fence or roots that grow onto neighbouring property. If these cause damage or affect the neighbour’s enjoyment of their property, the neighbour can take the property owner to court. If branches from your neighbour’s trees hang over your side of the fence, you can cut off the overhanging branches and place them on the neighbour's side of the fence. Discuss this with your neighbour first – they may be happy to do it themselves. If this is not practical, you can ask the neighbour to get a professional to lop the branches for you.

https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/find-legal-answers/disputes-with-neighbours

[joz*garage]

---

@icyfroth wrote:

---

@joz*garage wrote:

---

@icyfroth wrote:

---

@imastawka wrote:

She wouldn't have bought it anyway.

New owners - young ones.     Won't be told.

Fruit trees are still overhanging the house.

They also overhang my house, but I have them chopped and thrown back over the fence.

---

Bad neighbour! 

Anything hanging over your fence is yours to deal with. You can reap the fruit, it's yours, or you can chop it back. 

Or you can antagonise your neighbours by throwing it back over the fence.

---

Then you must think I'm a bad neighbour too

That's bulldust

My neighbour used to do that with me before i destroyed the Pepper tree, so i figure what's good enough for the goose is good enough for the gander

And i realized that Pepper tree was "my" responsibility

---

How did you "destroy" the peppertree"?

---

Chopped it up then poisoned it

(it would grow over my neighbours fence, & plus it was a hassle to maintain

[davewil1964]

---

@martinw-48 wrote:
Zanadoo, I'd love for a tree to fall on me and kill me.
My goal in life is to die asap

---

Stop eating.

[davewil1964]

---

@imastawka wrote:

---

@icyfroth wrote:

---

@imastawka wrote:

She wouldn't have bought it anyway.

New owners - young ones.     Won't be told.

Fruit trees are still overhanging the house.

They also overhang my house, but I have them chopped and thrown back over the fence.

---

Bad neighbour! 

Anything hanging over your fence is yours to deal with. You can reap the fruit, it's yours, or you can chop it back. 

Or you can antagonise your neighbours by throwing it back over the fence.

---

Overhanging branches

Property owners are responsible for branches that overhang a neighbour’s fence or roots that grow onto neighbouring property. If these cause damage or affect the neighbour’s enjoyment of their property, the neighbour can take the property owner to court. If branches from your neighbour’s trees hang over your side of the fence, you can cut off the overhanging branches and place them on the neighbour's side of the fence. Discuss this with your neighbour first – they may be happy to do it themselves. If this is not practical, you can ask the neighbour to get a professional to lop the branches for you.

https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/find-legal-answers/disputes-with-neighbours

---

A lot of us don't live in Victoria.

That's the joy of Australia - 25 million people, 9 legal systems, 8 education systems, 8 health systems...