We drove by and saw the tree tonight. I was curious and since I live on the Historic Side, I thought I'd see it firsthand. It was a huge tree that was hanging over three houses. The homeowners didn't cut the tree down, but they gave it one heck of a pruning. We had a water oak trimmed back in our front yard. Just our half of the tree cost $700 and it was only the lower branches.
That water oak is less than 20 years old is at least 70 feet tall with roots pushing up everywhere. The live oak in the back doesn't grow as fast but is an absolute pain in the .... acorns. When we first bought the house, we said, "Oh, look at the beautiful oaks. Look at the beautiful shade. Oh, we love those oaks." Now we say, "Look at those nasty leaves and pollen and acorns and stains on the driveway and stupid squirrells. I'd love to cut you down."
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