[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by capecoralbill

In the other online news, Villages-newsdotcom, Permits were issued to cut down the Live Oaks at 1304 Debra Dr
Lady Lake, on the Historic side. My god, haven't they decimated Central Florida enough?

Here is what I found about tree removal in Lake County where this is;

http://www.lakecountyfl.gov/pdfs/gro...protection.pdf

[Polar Bear]

Anybody can cut down any tree IF you get the proper permit(s).

And for a developer to cut down healthy trees in Florida means providing extensive "compensation"...which is almost always planting additional trees (on an inch-per-inch basis, not one-for-one), contributing to a tree bank fund, making other on-site environment improvements, and other such things.

Development and maintenance of TV is not simply decimating central Florida.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

Anybody can cut down any tree IF you get the proper permit(s).

And for a developer to cut down healthy trees in Florida means providing extensive "compensation"...which is almost always planting additional trees (on an inch-per-inch basis, not one-for-one), contributing to a tree bank fund, making other on-site environment improvements, and other such things.

Development and maintenance of TV is not simply decimating central Florida.

Rare form me but I agree with you.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

If I had my way, every one of these dirty live oaks within 100 yards of a home would be taken down.

There are plenty of other varieties of trees that will give good shade and offer beauty without making the mess that these things make.

Let them stand in parks but they should not be anywhere near where people live.

[vintageogauge]

They have most likely planted many times more than they have cut down.

[ajbrown]

I certainly wish my last name was Morse so I could get rid of the one in my front yard.

Can be beautiful trees on an acre of land... on my postage stamp front yard, pure lunacy for whoever put it in...

I was ignorant as to how big they got when I bought the home or I would have cut it down in the first week. Still a chance it could get a disease or blown over by a storm and cut up

[Polar Bear]

I know oak trees are often planted too close to homes, driveways, etc. But I'll never understand the hatred for properly planted one's. I've had...and loved...oak trees in every home I've owned. My favorite tree.

As with many things in life, opinions vary greatly.

[Rapscallion St Croix]

I wonder which Morses will be wielding the axes. I am easily star struck and would pay to watch them don hard hats and plaid flannel shirts to chop away or maybe use two man buck saws to dispatch the oaks. Anyway, being an optimist, I see potentially positive outcomes. Perhaps the Morses will use the oak to smoke some awesome Kobe brisket or perhaps it will become barrels for aging fine Double Malt Whiskey that only the likes of the Morses and Chatbrat can afford. Perhaps the home to be built on this site will one day be inherited by a young person who will use the proceeds to attend medical school and ultimately discover a remedy for male pattern baldness or cottage cheese thighs.

[2BNTV]

My next door neighbor has a humongous oak tree that craps up the street at certain times of the year. He claims it was very small when he moved here 18 years ago.

Frankly, he too cheap to spend the money to trim or cut it down. I wish the Morse family would pay him a visit as his tree is one pain in the oak.

BTW - Who can complain about the Morse family as they make many improvements to keep TV beautiful.

[trichard]

Cut them down! It's their land. If you want to save the trees, buy the land yourself.

[Rapscallion St Croix]

Some light arboreal reading. Even Eisenhower couldn't get a tree cut down.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by trichard

Cut them down! It's their land. If you want to save the trees, buy the land yourself.

That says it perfectly.

[buzzy]

Can't the trees be relocated to the shore of Lake Miona, where the residents will appreciate the view?

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by buzzy

Can't the trees be relocated to the shore of Lake Miona, where the residents will appreciate the view?

[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

Anybody can cut down any tree IF you get the proper permit(s).

And for a developer to cut down healthy trees in Florida means providing extensive "compensation"...which is almost always planting additional trees (on an inch-per-inch basis, not one-for-one), contributing to a tree bank fund, making other on-site environment improvements, and other such things.

Development and maintenance of TV is not simply decimating central Florida.

The same is true for "wetlands." There are times when a developer needs to fill in a minor wetland to make the property appropriate for development. The developer then "mitigates" the damage by establishing another wetland nearby. This is closely regulated and overseen by the government.

I wonder if the poster who spoke of the Morse family as "decimating central Florida" has ever taken a drive up Highway 42 into the magnificent and extensive Ocala National Forest. This 607 square mile forest contains over 600 lakes and ponds, and receives more visitors than any other national forest in Florida.

A visit there will dispel any thoughts that the Morse family is in a position to damage the central Florida ecosystem.