“Before”

The oak tree in the middle is coming down soon. It belongs to our neighbors and initially they were just going to have the dead lower limbs trimmed, but the landscaper advised that he'd probably be back in a few years to remove it completely. So the neighbors are just going to have it removed now. While it provides our living room and master bedroom with shade in the summer, the acorns and leaves-and-twigs provide us with plenty of clean-up effort much of the year. Hate to lose a mature tree, but its time has come. Also, it’s crowded our pear tree to the left.

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[GaryW]

That will make quite a difference in the landscape.

[Thom Mitchell]

@thewatersphotos ... and less yard work for us! Fewer leaves and twigs to collect, bag, and take to the curb. But also, less afternoon shade for our 1st floor living room and 2nd floor bedroom. Tradeoffs!

[GaryW]

@rhoing Yes! We had two large trees removed from our backyard and the reward far outweighs any negative!

[Thom Mitchell]

@thewatersphotos We were saddened to remove two trees a year ago, but last week we were under the stairs for two separate tornado warnings and were glad we didn't have to worry about those trees coming down on someone's personal property!