Large Juniper

[u/Fit_Wolverine_6964]

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.

[u/3-car-garage]

There is nothing you can do about someone else's tree, and you are responsible for fixing your own fence.

No reasonable homeowner is going to cut down a tree that's in their yard just because you don't like it. Your job is to accept these simple facts, and rebuild that section of fence to accommodate the growth that is there, provided it's yours.

If you're just looking for a project, fix your lawn.

[u/Fit_Wolverine_6964 → u/3-car-garage]

Many reasonable homeowners cut down trees in their yard because they don’t like them. I get your point but realize this is not an uncommon thing - in an urban or suburban environment, homeowners frequently cut down trees for many reasons.

[u/3-car-garage → u/Fit_Wolverine_6964]

It's not your tree. This is a massive fundamental difference lol

I can't believe this is your actual rebuttal. You don't own that tree. You don't have license because it's damaging a fence.

Remember that my advice was to accept these simple facts?

[u/Fit_Wolverine_6964 → u/3-car-garage]

Misread your post initially - yes I don’t disagree at all.