"John" wrote in message
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Just tell them you're putting an underground swimming pool in. Dig a hole
to
take out the roots. Add a little salt. Say, "Well, it's going to be more
expensive than I thought to build a swimming pool." Fill the hole in, and
wait for it to die.

I realize that you're not being serious, but this, too isn't legal. It's
illegal to kill a neighbors tree, even if done from your property.

In fact, this was the subject of an episode of "Dave's World". They wanted
to put in a pool, but it was going to kill their neighbor's tree, so they
had to get her permisison:
http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet...561/epid-24690
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-Tim