04-17-2022, 06:19 PM
digby is pretty on the mark here. Generally speaking, I have a very good relationship with these neighbors, and would prefer to keep it so ... for lots of reasons. Both of us have been very good neighbors to each other, generally speaking, so I don't want to ruin that. (The planting of the tree is, I would say, an exception to their being considerate neighbors; and in fairness to them, they might have been misinformed as to what the property line is, though I do still think that they should have consulted with me first, regardless-- since the tree being there will affect my property too.) They are reasonable people, and so am I (at least so far as I'm concerned!).
If the branches eventually get trimmed, I'm fine with that. They've been alerted (by me) to the problems, I'm just not sure how long it'll take them to do it, and/or if they really see why it's a problem. If nothing happens within, say, a month ... then I'll have to pester them a bit more about it, if for no other reason than that the branches hitting the utility wires could be quite dangerous.
If I'd known what type of tree this was, and that it would be getting substantially larger, I would definitely have said something to them about it much earlier... but then, they should probably not have been planting something without speaking with me first. (As a side note: they have another large tree in their backyard which is definitely bordering on a different neighbor's backyard; this tree has some branches that also overhang my yard, and they've gotten someone to tend to that tree and the neighbor even apologized to me that I was having to deal with the leaves... so again, relatively conscientious, good neighbors, other than the current tree situation.)
If the branches eventually get trimmed, I'm fine with that. They've been alerted (by me) to the problems, I'm just not sure how long it'll take them to do it, and/or if they really see why it's a problem. If nothing happens within, say, a month ... then I'll have to pester them a bit more about it, if for no other reason than that the branches hitting the utility wires could be quite dangerous.
If I'd known what type of tree this was, and that it would be getting substantially larger, I would definitely have said something to them about it much earlier... but then, they should probably not have been planting something without speaking with me first. (As a side note: they have another large tree in their backyard which is definitely bordering on a different neighbor's backyard; this tree has some branches that also overhang my yard, and they've gotten someone to tend to that tree and the neighbor even apologized to me that I was having to deal with the leaves... so again, relatively conscientious, good neighbors, other than the current tree situation.)