[Bob S]

Our new house in Bonita is on a corner lot. It came with 3 fairly nice size ( about 3" diameter) Live Oak trees about 10 feet away from the house on the side nearest the corner. They are spaced about 20 to 25' apart.

Does anyone have experience dealing with this tree? I have heard that they are fairly shallow rooted and may kill surrounding grass or get under the house foundations. My wife is also not much of a fan of the moss that hangs from mature Live Oaks.

I hate to pull out trees, but was told that we need to do this before they reach a certain size or we will not be allowed to remove them. If we do remove them, does anyone have any good ideas about replacements. We like the looks but not the mess of palm trees.

Thanks for any advice.