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I can assure you it's NOT a Juniper- Junipers don't get 40-50'tall.
Quite the contrary, the tree canopy PROMOTES a moist/damp area because of the shade it provides AND lack of air circulation. By removing the tree, the area has more light, more air, providing a means of evaporation.
That's exactly why shade trees were planted on the old days - to reduce summer temps in the house. They still do that, despite the invention of AC!
A house with a shade tree is considerably cooler than without.
DON'T SAY A WORD to the sellers about the tree and especially don't say you are going to cut it down. People are emotionally attached to their trees/flowers/bushes and might even refuse to sell to you if they learn you want to cut down their tree!
That's exactly why shade trees were planted on the old days - to reduce summer temps in the house. They still do that, despite the invention of AC!
A house with a shade tree is considerably cooler than without.
That's true. It's unfortunate that in this case, the trees were planted too close too the house *and* too close together. Most likely previous owners have just rationalized the situation, instead of biting the bullet, taking these trees out, and planting another shade tree or two a proper distance from the house.
That's true. It's unfortunate that in this case, the trees were planted too close too the house *and* too close together. Most likely previous owners have just rationalized the situation, instead of biting the bullet, taking these trees out, and planting another shade tree or two a proper distance from the house.
I bet that Eastern White Pine is older than the house.
DON'T SAY A WORD to the sellers about the tree and especially don't say you are going to cut it down. People are emotionally attached to their trees/flowers/bushes and might even refuse to sell to you if they learn you want to cut down their tree!
Buy the house, then cut it down!
That's true. I had a neighbor on my backyard side who came out and acted like I killed their first born when I trimmed a couple branches off my own little tree that was on the fence line (on my side). Within a few months, they sold the house and the first thing the new neighbors did was hired a professional tree service to take out a 40+ ft tall tree in the middle of their backyard. I bet the original neighbor would have a heart attack if they saw the big tree gone.
That is no Eastern white pine....the OP is correct, it is some kind of juniper/cedar.
It does seem a little close to the house. And it may not lose its "leaves" every fall, but it will shed old needles periodically, probably all year long (you could research that), into the gutters. It will also hold moisture over the roof and next to the siding, causing moss on the roof and mildew on the siding.
I would take down the juniper, because it's not a very nice free and it's much too close to the house for that big size. I would also remove that ugly shrub in front of the house and put in something nicer.
Another problem. As close to the house as those trees are, in a good wind storm the branches may/will do a lot of damage to the roof, and that can get expensive.
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