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| Hello, I`ve looked through the memories but am not finding the answer I am looking for. lol
My neighbours planted these mugo pine trees right on our property line when I moved in and now they are taking up a good 3 feet of my already small yard and it`s been a big fight with them since day one about the things and they are destroying my lawn. I am tempted to take a chainsaw and cut them right down the middle where my property line would be. I have literally tried everything with them about these trees and they just slam the door in my face. I know this is going to be bad but is there anyway I could like spray anything on them and it would kill them? I read that borax can kill them if it`s continuously sprayed on them. If they ask I can tell them that I am just trying to kill the ants because not only that but they have 4 huge ant hills in their yard 2 in the front and 2 in the back. Everything in their yard is harming my yard! I am getting mad. lol Sorry this is soo long and I am rambling. But thanks for reading it and potentially helping. lol |
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| You can trim what's on your side. But if you kill the trees, you're liable. From what you say, I doubt your neighbors would sit still for that. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, May 28, 10 at 8:51
| have a survey done .... have them mark the line appropriately .. and you SHOULD be allowed to remove anything overhanging the lot line ... but it is always safer to start with actually finding out where the lot line is ... if you get lucky ... it will all be on your side.. contact an atty or the city to find out what local law is about overhanging trees .. etc ken |
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| Once you establish the property line, remove the bark of the tree which is on your side "Girdling". Use a sharpe putty knife, or something. Get right down to the white flesh of the tree. It may not die right away but it won't last two seasons. Ideally you'd want to remove the bark all around the tree to speed up the process. Good luck |
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| Have the property surveyed to determine exactly where the tree is planted. If it's on his property, the tree belongs to him and you can only trim branches and roots that come over to your side. The pruning must be done correctly. If the tree is actually ON the line, it may be considered as belonging to both of you, and you have some more leeway. But, please know that you are not legally allowed to do anything to the tree that will damage or kill that 'community property'. No girdling, for example. Or sawing down the middle. Your best bet is to get a lawyer. He or she can help you determine if you have a true legal pathway out of this situation. It sounds like you may have some justification, at least the way you tell it. |
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| Seems like if you found out what the rules are in your area you could figure out what to do without paying a lawyer. Not that I haven't wanted to take legal action against the people behind us that reach over the fence and cut stuff off our shrubs, throw it down on our side. Although threatening to install surveillance cameras may have had an inhibiting effect. Too late for the 40+ year old rhododendron that now looks like a Calgary Palm (stripped up spruce). After I pointed out the permanent lot corner marker in full view of them. |
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