04-18-2022, 04:34 AM
If you're on good terms with this neighbor then you should be direct with them as soon as possible. IMO this is preferable to the back and forth you're currently involved in where it sounds like the neighbor thinks everything is fine aside from a small chore to do sometime in the next year meanwhile you're researching property boundary lines and tree species.
How large was the tree when planted? Hopefully it was a sapling - cheap! Maybe the current tree is removed and moved over 6 feet.
To be honest, the complaints about it being on the property line and near power lines leave me cold. It was something I hated about nyc - you can be legally correct and suck the life out of a place. Large, stateful trees eventually bring dignity to a landscape like nothing else.
Your neighbors are trying to do something good. Support them in that even if it means taking a couple of steps back right now.
How large was the tree when planted? Hopefully it was a sapling - cheap! Maybe the current tree is removed and moved over 6 feet.
To be honest, the complaints about it being on the property line and near power lines leave me cold. It was something I hated about nyc - you can be legally correct and suck the life out of a place. Large, stateful trees eventually bring dignity to a landscape like nothing else.
Your neighbors are trying to do something good. Support them in that even if it means taking a couple of steps back right now.