It will take 30 years to replace the tree. Resolving barking dogs, unruly
kids, loud music and late night parties, unkept or ugly neighboring property
problems will all be resolved long before the tree can be replaced. The
problems you bring up are transitional, and believe me, as a renter for 20+
years, I've dealt with the gamut of miserable neighbors. However, a tree
lost is gone -- forever.

Suzy O

Hound Dog" wrote in message
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"Toni" wrote in message
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[whining mode] New neighbors next door- to the west.
Their first week in they've cut down a *beautiful* 30 year old Black
Olive
tree that shaded my entire front garden- full of shade plants.
Anthuriums,
calatheas, ferns, teeny little gems that I had cherished for years in
containers before putting them in the ground.
That garden is only one year old- and now I am having to reorganize the
whole darn thing. Plants are wilting faster than I can transplant them.

And I thought our town had an ordinance against this sort of thing
without
a
permit- guess that explains the city trucks I've seen stopping to take
photos of the stump three times now.
Would I be evil to hope they get fined?

And I know about Black Olive maintenance issues- I have one. But had they
bothered to live here a while before killing trees they'd have noticed
that
*we* always keep their walkways pressure cleaned- husband just can't seem
to
stop once he gets going.
Not feeling too good about my new neighbors right now. [/whining mode]


--
Toni
South Florida USA
Zone 10b
http://ww.cearbhaill.com

Guess you should have bought the property when you had the chance.

Whining over a damn tree!? Lady, you ain't seen nothing yet!

Barking dogs?
Noisy, unruly kids?
Boom Boxes?
Loud parties that go on for hours?
Unkempt lawn?
Oddly painted house?
And on and on and on...

Get the picture?