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Originally Posted by quietpine
There is a live oak tree behind our house. It’s on TV property but is close enough to shed its leaves on our yard. That happens once a year. It’s a nuisance for about a month but our lawn service removes them when they mow. But the majestic tree is beautiful to look at from the lanai, it provides shade in the back yard, blocks the sun and during storms becomes a wind screen. So yes, the leaves are a bother but the tree gives more than it takes and that is a good measure.
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I have lived thru enough Fl summers (it only takes one if you are paying attention) to appreciate the value of the Live Oaks and Magnolias for the shade they provide! The little oak leaves and acorns are truly an annual nuisance, but I am happy to let my gardener blow them weekly and use my garden blower as needed in between to clear the driveway because they give me precious shade from the setting western sun. I begged my neighbor to not take theirs down because that blistering sun would hit my house full on if the tree across the street were gone.
Driving thru the southern new homes being built, I noticed a preponderance of palm trees (very few oaks and magnolias) and a lack of green golf courses winding thru those houses down there. I think they will swelter will all the rooftops and concrete with nothing but palms over them in the summertime.
Take down the Oaks and Magnolias at your peril, IMO!!!