Do all Villagers want treeless yards

[OldManTime]

It seems that many villagers in the new districts bought there homes at a premium if there was one tree on the lot.

This was not necessarily the case when the OBG (Historic District) was developed by Harold Schwartz, where historic trees are all over the place.

Trees in florida are sacred, as well as water, but too many choose to cut down perfectly healthy trees, even chop them up and leave a trunk on there lot because they don't want to rake the leafs, and most are done by unlicensed not insured fly by night (mostly Saturday & Sunday)

I am not a tree hugger by all means, but if this continues we will look like a desert.

Villagers should know they are subject to fines for violating there deed restrictions.

[ilovetv]

Sometimes older trees have to be cut down or largely trimmed back because they are diseased, or they are leaning against the house, or their roots are heaving the driveway concrete. In our neighborhood, almost everyone has large newer trees planted 7-8 years ago and the streets are now graced with whispering palms.

[kittygilchrist]

I bought where I can see trees but have none in the yard. yes I miss walking under them and shade. and no I don't want one in my yard:
raking leaves
limbs thru roof
mold on shingles
roots through the driveway
acorns and squirrels....
no yard trees for me, thanks.
I go to the park and walk under the majesty of bearded oaks. and i'm thankful for them.

[In awe of TV]

I agree with what Kitty says. I don't like leafy trees. All they represent to me is falling leaves that need to be raked, bird poopies, and a dirty driveway. I do however love palm trees.

If I see a house for sale with a tree on the property, I don't even bother looking at the house. All I see is a tree falling thru the roof during a storm.

[Matzy]

No, I don't want tree-less yards. It is a matter of living style, and a tree for me represents the inner connection to the nature. A lot of native trees in Florida have no falling leafs, some do, but just a couple and all this kind of trees have deep roots (well it has not to be trees like in Edison's mansion in Fort Myers which consume a half of an acre for one tree- but there are no falling leafs).
Yes, I planning to have some palm trees in my yard around a little fountain.

[justjim]

Personally, don't care for the Oaks or magnolias but do want a couple of palms in my front yard. To me it just isn't Florida without a palm tree. But to each his own.

[redwitch]

I am somewhere around I hate, loathe and despise palm trees; love oaks even with all of their problems; while I love evergreens, really don't get the Florida connection (except for the scraggly ones growing by swamps); could really not care one way or the other about magnolias.

But I was under the impression that every yard had to have at least one tree in the front. Has this changed south of 466A?

[old moe]

I bought where I can see trees but have none in the yard. yes I miss walking under them and shade. and no I don't want one in my yard:
raking leaves
limbs thru roof
mold on shingles
roots through the driveway
acorns and squirrels....
no yard trees for me, thanks.
I go to the park and walk under the majesty of bearded oaks. and i'm thankful for them.

:sing:I agree with this poster's reasoning 100% ,reason for moving to villages is to be as far away from trees as possible!!Had heavy treed lot, nothing but work, cleaning gutters, worry about trees falling on your home etc, work work work,etc. :loco::loco:

[rubicon]

I suspect that the pivotal issue concerning lots with/without trees has more to do about the history of the use of the land before being developed.

I never heard that every home being built must have one tree in the front of the yard. I believe if there are any trees in the front yard they were either there as the home was being built or the homeowner paid to have it planted

Perhaps homeowners new and prospective ought to learn what the property was used for before building a house on it.

A native here told me the land in my area was used to raise cattle and was generally dry. he knows because he use to hunt in Sumter County

[Villages PL]

I bought where I can see trees but have none in the yard. yes I miss walking under them and shade. and no I don't want one in my yard:
raking leaves
limbs thru roof
mold on shingles
roots through the driveway
acorns and squirrels....
no yard trees for me, thanks.
I go to the park and walk under the majesty of bearded oaks. and i'm thankful for them.

Try planting a Crepe Myrtle.

[Villages PL]

Personally, don't care for the Oaks or magnolias but do want a couple of palms in my front yard. To me it just isn't Florida without a palm tree. But to each his own.

Magnolias are the worst. Not only are they bad for the owner, they're bad for the neighbors. On a windy day the leaves fly all over the neighborhood. I have seen some of them get cut down for just that reason. Good riddance!

[gomoho]

[QUOTE=rubicon;788710]I suspect that the pivotal issue concerning lots with/without trees has more to do about the history of the use of the land before being developed.

I never heard that every home being built must have one tree in the front of the yard. I believe if there are any trees in the front yard they were either there as the home was being built or the homeowner paid to have it planted

Rubicon - drive around south of 466A and you will see every yard has a circle in front with a tree planted - unless the homeowner was lucky enough to remove the circle or expand it to a different shape. Drives me nuts 'cause it looks so unnatural.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I had over 300 trees on my acre up north and I spent way too many hours raking leaves. I have a palm tree, a crepe myrtle and some big tree in my back yard that drops leaves all over every fall. I'd love to have it taken out but I'm told that I have to get permission and that it has to be diseased or posing a danger to my house.

Trees make a mess and cause mold on your house because of the lack of sunlight.
I especially detest those horrible looking live oaks that everyone seems so gaga over. I don't get it. The make the neighborhoods look terrible and they drop all that crap every where.

[billethkid]

NO!

[BettyCrocked]

This is the entire reason I bought north of 466. The southern sections look like a desert. It's just ugly to me. I would never buy where I have to wait years to sit outside and see a tree.

[travelguy]

from what I remember of my US geography, prior to the " invasion" of the non-native settlers most land east of the Mississippi river was solid forest, as was most of the Pacific Coast, and the Rockies. Even the Great Plains had many tree stands. It was only when the settlers cleared the forests (including Florida) that cattle and crops were put on the land. Most of the droughts in the US are man-made due to the removal of the natural tree cover. Some of you refer to raking leaves and such; that is to cultivate an un-natural lawn. You don't see green lawns in the forests! I say, plants lots of trees and remove the lawns. And that's my opinion.

[e-flyer]

It seems that many villagers in the new districts bought there homes at a premium if there was one tree on the lot.

This was not necessarily the case when the OBG (Historic District) was developed by Harold Schwartz, where historic trees are all over the place.

Trees in florida are sacred, as well as water, but too many choose to cut down perfectly healthy trees, even chop them up and leave a trunk on there lot because they don't want to rake the leafs, and most are done by unlicensed not insured fly by night (mostly Saturday & Sunday)

I am not a tree hugger by all means, but if this continues we will look like a desert.

Villagers should know they are subject to fines for violating there deed restrictions.

At least it's symmetrical :smiley: Perhaps the limbs were extending out over their house roof/gutters. Up north they used to prune up trees like this and by the next summer they were full and beautiful again.

[ilovetv]

from what I remember of my US geography, prior to the " invasion" of the non-native settlers most land east of the Mississippi river was solid forest, as was most of the Pacific Coast, and the Rockies. Even the Great Plains had many tree stands. It was only when the settlers cleared the forests (including Florida) that cattle and crops were put on the land. Most of the droughts in the US are man-made due to the removal of the natural tree cover. Some of you refer to raking leaves and such; that is to cultivate an un-natural lawn. You don't see green lawns in the forests! I say, plants lots of trees and remove the lawns. And that's my opinion.

So then I assume that in addition to the grassy lawns, you want the many golf courses (green space) here filled in with lots and lots of trees planted to choke out the grass. Good luck with that.

[Serenoa]

I sure hope there is no limit on the number of palms any single home can have, cause when we finally move to TV I'll be installing as many as I possibly can, and several different species. I hope to give Jimbo a run for his money.:$::$:

I already have many palms here in Birmingham, but also several large oaks that require nearly year round work cleaning up fallen twigs, limbs, leaves & acorns. Love the grand, old live oaks that populate TV, but won't want any in MY yard, nor any other deciduous tree.