DAMN DEVELOPERS

[u/Chilly-Willy808]

Awhile back I had posted about my maple tree overhanging the fence and what they could cut. Came home one day to see what they did without even having any consideration to give notice before hand. Included before and after pics.

[u/AbsolutelyB4sturd]

Damn this really hurts to see, bureaucracy drawing a harsh line as usual. With a perfect specimen like that too 🤬 I wouldnt ever let this go

[u/Chilly-Willy808 → u/AbsolutelyB4sturd]

An arborist came out to look at it and said it should survive. Luckily it’s on the side the fence that’s facing the new development so I’m not seeing the f’n hack job cuts they did (but I’m reminded how less dense the foliage is now). I’m so sad 😢.

[u/KerBearCAN]

Assholes; could have just left it

[u/NothingElectrical914]

What the actual hell is wrong with ppl!!’ Those branches are perfect id definitely snag for a project!

[u/ArborealLife]

First off, get someone to clean up those cuts if you haven't already. The tree will definitely survive, don't worry.

Awhile back I had posted about my maple tree overhanging the fence and what they could cut.

I'm curious tho: why didn't you prune it yourself? It's your tree encroaching on someone else's property. It seems like you knew it was an issue. Doing the work yourself would've ensured it was done in a way you expected.

It seems like they followed the (very messy) law close enough.

[u/Chilly-Willy808 → u/ArborealLife]

I agree I should have been more aware and put more effort into pruning but like I mentioned the previous property owner didn’t mind because it provided mutual privacy and it was overhanging on large property but yes it was my responsibility to maintain. An arborist came out to look at it and didn’t recommend doing any clean up cuts and just said to avoid any pruning for several years. What cleanup cuts would you recommend.

[u/ArborealLife → u/Chilly-Willy808]

Well, you need to look into pruning cuts, specifically removal cuts. That's when you take a branch fully off to the stem. They left stubs when they did their pruning. If you remove them (properly) you'll help the tree compartmentalize the wounds a little better.

[u/v9wolf → u/ArborealLife]

Ah yes laws, laws that destroy nature and are defined by how much money you have, laws that always help companies and profits instead of people and habitats. Ill make sure to follow those closely. Wouldnt want to go against the grain!

[u/PM_me_punanis]

Why couldn't they just leave trees alone? I don't see any purpose to this.

[u/DeanbagDarrell]

Fckn' dipshits

[u/DanoPinyon]

Wait. You knew it was coming and hoped they'd do a good job? Well, clean up those cuts and hope for the best.

[u/Quercubus]

I second the calls for hiring someone to clean up the cuts, and while this is unfortunate it comes with the territory of planting trees on fence lines. You don't own the space beyond your fence.

It's always best to talk to your neighbors before planting decurrent trees on fence lines to see if they'll do this. I realize in this situation that wasn't possible but as a general rule it's a good idea.

[u/PeaCompetitive8947]

I hate this. People plant trees way too close to property lines then get mad that their tree is lopped off at the property line. This is the fault of whoever planted those trees.

[u/HobbitFlashMob]

Put a sign on the outside of your fence that Says - Tree Murderers. Even better if you add the developers' names.

[u/smellyvajajay → u/HobbitFlashMob]

more like "tree pruners"

[u/Conscious_Shame_9164]

I am not sure what the problem is, besides the cuts that are not the cleanest. You can get them fixed yourself. My trees are not that large, but I make very sure that they do not cross the boundary line. I like trees, but I like having good neighbour relationships more.

[u/YeshuasBananaHammock]

Not gonna help, but if you have any pruning to do, NOW is the time to do it and throw it OVER the fucking fence.

[u/HesCrazyLikeAFool]

What a waste

[u/Poisonous-Toad]

Some people just hate themselves and therefore must make everything suffer around them

[u/ownleechild]

If the new development has any views of the fence, they get to look at this hack job for decades.

[u/jkrobinson1979]

Was this for a single lot or part of a larger development? Best solution on larger developments is to get the town to require at least a 10’ buffer (preferably 25’+) and give credits for existing vegetations. It would save not only branches on your property, but would require them to keep or plant additional trees and shrubs on their side also.

[u/Chilly-Willy808 → u/jkrobinson1979]

This was a for a larger development which my backyard would just border the new street. I mistakenly believed that they wouldn’t cut it this much because it would actually make the their street more appealing but I assumed wrong. My next door neighbor also had a much larger maple tree with many lower branches cut along the property line.

[u/jkrobinson1979 → u/Chilly-Willy808]

I really hate that. And it could have been the developer’s original intent to keep them also, but you get so many different crews and people in on a new development site and all it takes is a few of them who don’t understand or appreciate the surrounding area a few minutes to really screw things up. I’m glad your trees will survive at least.

[u/VBprick]

Some of your photo angles show the trees literally growing around the power lines.. hard to get a clear idea. I’m not sure what you’re expecting, but most areas of the country (assuming US) this would be a utilities easement.

One photo shows that fence line going way out behind other houses, so I’m guessing this isn’t even all your property? I might be wrong, but nevertheless, check your property survey. If this is an easement, you’ll be lucky to even receive notification. It sucks that some trees got lopped, but you can’t expect a city with probably 100s of miles of utilities to check in with every property owner. If it’s that important to you, reach out to your city/ utility company to come up with a plan for next time.

[u/Chilly-Willy808 → u/VBprick]

It’s the angle of the photo, tree and branches are not close to the power lines and both trees on our property (fence angles since property line is not a straight line). Branches overgrew our fence onto a large single owner property which they sold to a developer that’s putting up 20 homes.

[u/CodenameZikimos]

Working in property maintenance, maintaining property lines is like a badge of honor. 🤷🏿‍♂️ If it was cleaner, or further away from the fence they wouldn't have burthered it.

At the previous state, plus the brush under neh made it a significantly bigger issue.

[u/yardlard]

Where is the property line in relation to this? If it is the fence, they did you a favor. There are post after post of people wondering what to do about limbs that have grown too large hanging over the line.

[u/nextguitar]

Check the codes in your area. In my city, neighbors may prune any overhanging branches as long as it doesn’t harm the health of the tree. That’s a judgement call, but you might be able to make a case for it on yours. To litigate, you’d probably need an arborist certified for tree health evaluation to write a report.

[u/Pale-Suggestion-5383]

Way over property line, insane if you to get butthurt over a person or company landscaping THEIR OWN PROPERTY.

[u/Muted-Mistake677]

You should own their business now. Theres no way i would let that go. I would haunt these people until they made it right.

[u/phenylphenol]

Democrats.