I have a neighbor who got permission to trim some palms on the golf course because she was told they do not trim palms. They also do not trim magnolias and I was told they are meant to grow to the ground and not be trimmed up like a tree. They have trimmed some oaks because they were interfering with the sprinklers watering the grass. As others have said best to ask the course maintenance people and they will take a look at it.

That’s the one tree that many people love around TV.

I assume the tree was there when you purchased the property, so you knew it was blocking your golf course view?

My first home in The Villages was on the 14th fairway of Tierra del Sol. I had a lovely view of the course and the row of trees beyond. I could sit in the living room looking out and see no other houses. I also had a pool. I also had live oaks and pines growing on the course maybe twenty feet from my property line.

I soon figured out that the rear of my house faced due west. Golfers frequently hit balls into the tree canopy or hit the trunks. If not for the trees, some of those balls would have hit my birdcage. My pool was in full sun much of the day, but by about three in the summer the trees shaded my birdcage and pool from the sun, and by four they shaded the French doors onto the pool area. I spent a summer once at the home of an aunt and uncle who had a two story home with a wall of glass on the bank of the Chesapeake opposite Annapolis, facing due west. The home was virtually unlivable until they spent tens of thousands on shades to block the sun every sunny afternoon of the year. Here in The Villages, had it not been for the shade trees on the golf course, it would have been miserable to be in the pool in the later afternoons or to have friends over then. Okay, so some of the view was blocked, but it was worth it, by far. The tree trunks also partially blocked the view and noise of golf carts passing.

I’d say ask yourselves if that tree might not be a very good thing.

Especially when your neighbor has one and all the dead, leathery, hard to rake leaves seem to blow into your yard ;-)

Nor should they. Like anything here in TV, buyer beware. We recently picked a lot to build on. We were careful to see exactly what was the view & obstructions of any lot we were interested in. Passed on several because of this scenario.

Oh the horror! I smell a lawsuit!

The tree blocking your view might also be sheltering you from errant golf balls

He didn’t say anything about uprooting a tree for a better view 😳 He wants to add a pool, the tree branches are obviously hanging on his property.

One of the reasons there are large trees on the course boundary is to protect homes from errant golf balls. This may be a consideration in your search for the right answer to your dilemma.

I mean… it was there when you bought it. 🤷🏽*♂️

I seem to remember some homeowner got in big trouble 5+ years ago for cutting down trees that blocked their view of a pond (or lake). I don’t remember the final outcome, but I think there was talk of requiring them to replant the trees.

Tree on course
 

We had a situation back home where we wanted to add a pool a few years after our home was built. We lived on the 9th fairway of our Country Club. We actually needed permission to come through the fairway with equipment etc. We contacted the greens keeper and the board and they graciously allowed us to do so. The beauty of what we accomplished actually is a benefit to the club/course as well as your property. Good luck.

Tree’s on neighbors property
 

You can trim trees that trunks are on your neighbors properties that branches hang on your property. That said you would need to consult an aborist as to insure you don’t damage tree and get permission to enter neighbors property if needed . It also would be best practice to inform neighbor of your intentions to avoid a misunderstanding and prevent litigation for their interpretation of tree trespass .

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Trees on golf course
 

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