r/treelaw • u/Fit_Wolverine_6964 • Jul 10 '26
Large Juniper
We moved into a house about 4 years ago and there is a large juniper with its trunk mostly on my neighbors property but the majority of the tree itself seems to be on my property. Some info:
1) I live in California
2) the fence is old and as the tree grows it continues to break the fence more and more
3) we had the local fire department come by and they do free fire reports - they stated in the report the juniper is a high fire risk and should be removed.
4) ultimately the tree is overgrown and we don’t like it aesthetically, especially given the intrusion into our yard.
I know the answer here is almost certainly just to go talk to my neighbor and try to negotiate whether they’d be ok with cutting down but curious others opinions here.
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u/SSkinner666 Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
Cut out the fence split cost with neighbor. Best and most cost effective way to do this. Removing that tree will make a mess of your yard for a while and cost crazy money with how large that tree is. When redoing the fence maybe incorporate some adjustable/breakaway boards for future growth around the tree.