A composite reply. Thanks for the suggestions, everyone.


"Michael Lyons" wrote in message link.net...
"Volfie" wrote in message
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"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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I agree that you might learn to live with them. I think there is a
drive
by
people to erase everything "the previous homeowner" did, from the color
of
the walls to the makeup of the landscape.

I don't think that's quite the case here. The ferns are planted close
to fences, the fronds reach over into the neighboring properties, and
the roots are undoubtedly crossing into the other yards, as well. It
is a small backyard and I was hoping to plant other trees in the place
of the ferns or use the space for planters and/or planterboxes. When
I water these plants that are so close to the fenceline, the runoff
finds its way through gaps in the fence to the adjacent property.


Okay, I have to ask: what type of ferns grow 7 feet tall?? And what zones
do they live in?

I don't know the variety and I am sure that there must be dozens of
them. I am referring to the height of the tops of the leaves/fronds.
The trunks are about three or four feet high and have some kind of
fine fuzz that grows on them.

I'll do some more research, perhaps have someone come in to look at
the yard and make suggestions about how to keep the trees that are
there and add the trees that I think I would like to have.

--- Ravi