Obligation to prune Trees?

[timun]

Originally Posted by kevman

Similar to the above post, does anyone know what the regulations are around having power lines over your property? My neighbour to the east ties in on the west side of my property and as a result the power lines cross my back yard. I'm not to concerned about the aesthetics of it but the stupid birds hang out on those lines right above my parking pad and sh*t all over my truck...

Enmax's problem, not your neighbour's.

Well, actually it's your problem, because Enmax probably doesn't give a **** and would tell you to pound sand if you've got a problem with it.

[flamesfever]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

I think, based on that one picture, that his deck is too close to the property line. Be a shame if someone complained and he had to fix that, now wouldn't it...

Yes, is there not an 8 ft limit for structures built adjacent to your neighbour's property? I recall a friend who built an indoor swimming pool adjacent to his neighbours property. The pool was only 4 ft from her property line, and she demanded he move the pool, costing him $100,000. to shave 4 ft off his pool.

[Buff]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

I have always wondered about this. What if the neighbour wants to put up a shed on his property and someones tree is overhanging which promotes squirrels going to the new building.

What if the neighbour wants to put a vehicle pad back there and the overhanging branches drip sap on to the vehicle.

What if the neighbour simply doesnt want to have to rake up someone else's leaves up from his property.

Can cutting branches off a tree if they are 6ft+ away from the trunk really kill the tree? It might cause the tree to grow funny or look funny but can it really kill the tree?

I'm sure if the neighbour said that he wants to put up a shed or a parking pad and that he was up front about his reason, then the OP would have considered being more neighbourly and pruning it without going through as much debate.

Doesn't matter if the neighbour doesn't want to rake up the leaves. He'll still get leaves in his yard whether a branch hangs over the fence or not.

While I don't think cutting a branch on a poplar tree will kill it, you can kill a Birch tree by cutting a branch if you don't do it at the right time of year. Wait until July to prune a Birch tree, otherwise it will bleed sap until it dies.

[Clarkey]

Rig up 2 step ladders with a piece of wood across to create a saw horse type effect bracing the limb (so it doesn't land on the fence). Then get a third ladder and a hand saw and in 5 minutes you'll saw through (put the ladder on the incline and give yourself and escape route). Lower the tree off the "saw horse" and have it rest on the top of the fence. You can then go in fart bag's yard and tip it back into your yard (semi caber toss style). Grab an axe and chop off the bigger branches and saw it into a few smaller pieces. Pile the stuff up and either use it as fire wood or dump a few pieces in your garbage over the next several weeks. 1 hour later drink beer. Old fart bag will appreciate your chutzpa and leave you alone and wifey will jump your bones.

[Jimmy Stang]

Her day home is a business and will be bringing in money for her, so your offer to split the cost is more than fair. I would be curious to see the actual rule about the tree not being allowed to hang over a day home yard, and I would also be curious as to whether the day home is licensed yet. To me it sounds like an excuse for the old man to butcher another tree, which is unfortunate and a little puzzling.

[Titan]

There is such a dearth of regulations for dayhomes I would be shocked that it goes all the way to whether a tree overhangs a yard. If it is licensed home and has more than 7 kids there are some rules. However, we don't know how many kids and whether it is licensed. I think they are feeding you a line. Ask for clarification. Also, it may be the agency requiring it but I would not be surprised if the requirement is to provide a safe play area as opposed to a prohibition on overhanging trees.

[handgroen]

Am i the only one stupid enough to see the thread title and think "i don't owe prune trees a god damn thing!"

[Ducay]

Hey all, just got in. More great info and even more support for not doing a damn thing.

I'll just leave my offer to split it open to him and leave the ball in his court. I'll also make sure to point out if he wants to do it himself it has to be through an licensed arborist at the right time of year (which I gather is fall for a poplar?). I'll also point out he better not kill it or a large lawsuit will be haunting his estate for years to come


So in regards to the dayhome, there really isn't much noted in the online regulations about is this is a legit rule or madeup excuse; oh and its a pretty small operation, less than 7 kids for sure. I couldn't see anything on that calgary.ca property lookup that would indicate its licensed by the city, but Im not sure where to look.

[To Be Quite Honest]

Originally Posted by handgroen

Am i the only one stupid enough to see the thread title and think "i don't owe prune trees a god damn thing!"

Jokes on the OP as prune trees don't exist. They are, in fact, plum trees!

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest

Jokes on the OP as prune trees don't exist. They are, in fact, plum trees!

Regardless, I don't want my tax dollars going to plum trees either!!!

[Otto29]

What about cutting the branch right at his property line and leaving it in his yard. Attach a note saying "Here is your part of the tree. I'm sure it would have been happier connected to the rest of the tree"

Some neighbors can be absolute jackasses. We have bushes that run the length on our front yard an one of our neighbors decided to cut it back on their side killing half the bush last year. Thing is they cut it too far and onto our side of the property. It looks like crap but it didn't kill our side of the bush. This year I told them not to touch it...threw around the word lawsuit and now they won't cut it and they have become super friendly

[calumniate]

Based on the great input here I'd basically say: 'move your deck and register your daycare and I may think about pruning part of my tree'.

[puffnstuff]

So what's the update OP?

[Ducay]

Tree branch....remains for now

Basically discussed with him that it doesn't legally have to be pruned as long as its not unhealthy or posing a direct risk to houses, etc. Said I wasn't ready to pay for the whole thing to do something I didn't want or need to do, and that he could let me know if he wanted to work something out. Still waiting to hear back.