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I also agree that it just looks too busy.
I don’t really care about the curb appeal but it just seems off a bit.
Trees close to a house cause all sorts of problems.
Damage due to falling on the house.
Roof and gutter issues.
And one of my favorites... trenching through roots.
I love trees. But mostly when they're far enough from the house such that when their branches fall and hit it in a storm, the damage is mostly cosmetic, not structural. I also want trees far enough away that they don't drop bugs on you when you're walking in, don't drop sap and bird poop on your car, don't fill your gutters with leaves, don't allow squirrels and raccoons easy access to your roof, and don't destroy your sewer and other utility lines with their roots. Beyond those parameters, they're great and make neighborhoods seem much more welcoming, pleasant, and shady.
Looks GORGEOUS, just as it is!!!! Your house probably outclasses the neighboring homes. Your trees are artfully limbed-up, and give the house a much more classy vibe than would the architecture on its own.
I like it as it is but realize some trimming needs to be done. Seeing the remarks of the OP it's clear they have the ability to perform the work but not the knowledge to do it properly. That's exactly where I'd be so I'd get an arborist to come give an evaluation and either have the arborist do the work or follow their instructions. This is not a job to be done by the guy who mows the lawn.
No, never enough trees. I am planting more trees on my lot, my house has deep woods surrounding it with many varieties of trees, several hundred on my 0.75 acre lot. The biggest issue is managing the buffer area between the grassy area and the woods as lots of invasive species like that area. Wildlife is quite numerous, and my roof gets plenty of shade in the summer, lowering my utility bills substantially- while the ignorant other neighbors have their houses being broiled by the sun. I have a very large pine tree that is over 80 ft tall that is nearly on top of the foundation, but it seems to be far enough away and is well over 40 years old. I will have to trim it a bit next year to remove some dead branches.
I love trees. But mostly when they're far enough from the house such that when their branches fall and hit it in a storm, the damage is mostly cosmetic, not structural. I also want trees far enough away that they don't drop bugs on you when you're walking in, don't drop sap and bird poop on your car, don't fill your gutters with leaves, don't allow squirrels and raccoons easy access to your roof, and don't destroy your sewer and other utility lines with their roots. Beyond those parameters, they're great and make neighborhoods seem much more welcoming, pleasant, and shady.
Further to the south, and you'll understand very quickly why people like as many trees as possible, even closer to the house. It's called broiling heat, humidity, and torrid sun, and any shade mitigates the nastiness, including shading the roof of your house and lowering utility bills substantially. Yes, you do have to continually trim and maintain the trees a bit away from the roof, but they add a massive value compared to houses that have the inferior landscaping that is non existent.
Since I live in a hurricane prone state, my concern would be having large trees so close to the house and having them falling on the house. I know someone who was killed by a falling tree during Hurricane Andrew. All my large trees are a minimum of 20 feet away from the house.
i just let em grow, they are a necessity if you are working with gasoline and stuff all the time, they are natures air cleaners ya know
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