How many trees are too many in front of the house?

[smpliving]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

I could understand, fortunately derecho events of that magnitude are quite uncommon with winds of that mph. The insurance scenario for a number of people had to not be good, though. I would never live in any open area with horrid winds and no trees, though, personal preference.

Actually I lived in a very heavily wooded, hilly neighborhood in Cedar Rapids. Chain saws have been going nonstop and cut-up tree stumps line the streets everywhere. Some streets were impassable for weeks and those rooftops finally covered with blue tarp until able to be fixed. Priority given to those who lost their roofs or fallen trees on roofs. Winter is going to be a biotch for many. The city is 3/4 of the way through the first round of collecting roadside tree debris and hopefully the second round can be accomplished before the first snowfall. My condo association hired a contractor to deal with all the fallen trees. It’s costing slightly over $100,000 just to cut up the trees and haul to the road.
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[CaptainNJ]

in the storm we had from hurricane isaias a friend of mines neighbor's front yard was covered in very large downed trees. he spoke to her after and mentioned that she may want to remove some other trees that could be a future risk. she said "nature takes down trees, not chainsaws." what a clown.

[southernnaturelover]

Originally Posted by CaptainNJ

in the storm we had from hurricane isaias a friend of mines neighbor's front yard was covered in very large downed trees. he spoke to her after and mentioned that she may want to remove some other trees that could be a future risk. she said "nature takes down trees, not chainsaws." what a clown.

I live in a hurricane area, we just had Sally come through a couple of weeks ago. Some people just go nuts with fear about any trees near their house, so they have nothing but grass, but really the type of tree plays a big part in it. Around here, Live oaks and Southern Magnolias generally hold up to storms very well, however I wouldn't want a huge old Water Oak or Loblolly pine right next to my house.