What is This Tree, and What Can I Do About It?
 

They look like some sort of seeds..You will have to do your painting
when the tree is not setting seed and no there is nothing you can do
to get someone to cut their tree just because you don't like the seeds.

alice


"Ken Hall" wrote in message
...

Every since I move to this house (10+ years) we've had this problem.

There's a large (40 ft?) tree in the neighbors yard behind us that
sheds jillions and jillions of these tiny leaves in the fall --
http://img332.imageshack.us/img332/3...sclose24qv.jpg.

I normally do outside projects in the fall or spring. If this
involves painting or anything that involves liquids, these leaves will
always get in it. You have to understand these little leaves blow
into every square inch of my yard constantly. It is like a rain that
sprinkles leaves for a couple of months. Even if there were no
projects to spoil (and there always are), the leaves are everywhere.
We constantly track them in the house -- so they're all over the
carpets and floors. We'd have to vacuum 4 times a day. Instead we
just put up with them being sprinkled around the house. I can sweep
them off our deck, but they're raining on the deck while I do it, and
there will be a shallow blanket of then again in a day. Actually it's
like a blanked of snow. They pile in drifts in some areas and sparse
in others.

So again, what is this tree and what can I do about it. I haven't
talked to the latest owner of the house with the tree, but the
previous owner very politely said $#&@ off. When I speak to the new
neighbor I'd like to know if I have any recourse. Is there anything I
can do to force them to remove this tree?

Ken

What is This Tree, and What Can I Do About It?
 

"Ken Hall" wrote in message
...


On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:37:55 -0500, "somebody"
wrote:

They look like some sort of seeds..

I apologize they may be seeds. The tree is so tall I can't see well
enough to tell --
http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/4...sontree9ee.jpg

You will have to do your painting
when the tree is not setting seed and no there is nothing you can do
to get someone to cut their tree just because you don't like the seeds.

You've never lived in Houston have you.

I'm not nearly as sure as you that I have to disrupt and lead my life,
letting a neighbors tree cover my yard, patio, deck and floor with
trash for much of the fall so he can have a trash tree. He can do
what he wants in HIS yard, not mine.

Ken

Didn't you notice the 40' tree when you were buying the house?

What is This Tree, and What Can I Do About It?
 

Ken Hall wrote:

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:37:55 -0500, "somebody"
wrote:


They look like some sort of seeds..


I apologize they may be seeds. The tree is so tall I can't see well
enough to tell --
http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/4...sontree9ee.jpg


You will have to do your painting
when the tree is not setting seed and no there is nothing you can do
to get someone to cut their tree just because you don't like the seeds.


You've never lived in Houston have you.

I'm not nearly as sure as you that I have to disrupt and lead my life,
letting a neighbors tree cover my yard, patio, deck and floor with
trash for much of the fall so he can have a trash tree. He can do
what he wants in HIS yard, not mine.

Ken


Well, as others have said, the stuff looks like seeds, and no, I don't
think even in Houston can you force a neighbour to cut down a tree just
because it sheds gazillions of li'l seeds. AFAIK, the general rule is
that you can force the trimming of branches that overhang your property,
especially if they pose a danger (eg, if they're rotting.) You can also
roto-root your sewage lines if the roots from the neighbours tree get
into them, or force the removal of a tree whose roots dmage your house's
foundation, and so on. No doubt local ordinances elaborate on these
general principles. Judges sometimes interpret these ordinances in
interesting ways. But I doubt a judge would force a neighbour to cut
down a tree just because you happen to want to do some painting when
it's shedding seeds.

It may be possible to persuade the new neighbour to trim the tree, which
might reduce the seed-fall for a season or two. But most trees and
shrubs do better than ever after trimming or pruning.

So I'm afraid you're stuck.

BTW, up here in Canada, we take our shoes off at the door - saves a lot
of vacuuming. When we first came to Canada 60 years ago, it felt odd
doing that. Now it feels odd not doing it. Thus do habits mold our
attitudes. :-)

Good luck!

What is This Tree, and What Can I Do About It?
 

"Ann" wrote in message
...
Ken Hall expounded:

As I clearly explained they are leaves, not seed -- leaves, leaves.


And as we can all clearly see from the photo, those are seeds, seeds.

If he didn't like the fall, he's gonna HATE the spring. HEE

What is This Tree, and What Can I Do About It?
 

Ken Hall wrote:
As I clearly explained they are leaves, not seed -- leaves,
leaves.

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:37:55 -0500, "somebody"
wrote:

They look like some sort of seeds..You will have to do your
painting when the tree is not setting seed and no there is
nothing you can do to get someone to cut their tree just
because
you don't like the seeds.

alice


"Ken Hall" wrote in message
...

Every since I move to this house (10+ years) we've had this
problem.

There's a large (40 ft?) tree in the neighbors yard behind
us
that sheds jillions and jillions of these tiny leaves in
the
fall --
http://img332.imageshack.us/img332/3...sclose24qv.jpg.

I normally do outside projects in the fall or spring. If
this
involves painting or anything that involves liquids, these
leaves will always get in it. You have to understand these
little leaves blow into every square inch of my yard
constantly. It is like a rain that sprinkles leaves for a
couple of months. Even if there were no projects to spoil
(and
there always are), the leaves are everywhere. We constantly
track them in the house -- so they're all over the carpets
and
floors. We'd have to vacuum 4 times a day. Instead we
just
put up with them being sprinkled around the house. I can
sweep
them off our deck, but they're raining on the deck while I
do
it, and there will be a shallow blanket of then again in a
day.
Actually it's like a blanked of snow. They pile in drifts
in
some areas and sparse in others.

So again, what is this tree and what can I do about it. I
haven't talked to the latest owner of the house with the
tree,
but the previous owner very politely said $#&@ off. When I
speak to the new neighbor I'd like to know if I have any
recourse. Is there anything I can do to force them to
remove
this tree?

Ken



Ken

You top posted your reply.

Those are seeds.

--

Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5

What is This Tree, and What Can I Do About It?
 

Ken Hall wrote:
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:37:55 -0500, "somebody"
wrote:

They look like some sort of seeds..

I apologize they may be seeds. The tree is so tall I can't see
well
enough to tell --
http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/4...sontree9ee.jpg

You will have to do your painting
when the tree is not setting seed and no there is nothing you
can
do to get someone to cut their tree just because you don't
like
the seeds.

You've never lived in Houston have you.

I'm not nearly as sure as you that I have to disrupt and lead
my
life, letting a neighbors tree cover my yard, patio, deck and
floor
with trash for much of the fall so he can have a trash tree.
He
can do what he wants in HIS yard, not mine.

Ken

You are stuck with his tree dropping its seeds and leaves where
ever they fall.

--

Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5

What is This Tree, and What Can I Do About It?
 

Ann wrote:

And as we can all clearly see from the photo, those are seeds, seeds.

The green things are leaves and the white pods with seeds in them are
seed pods.

No, he can't cut a neighbors tree down. But, yes, he can remove the
portions of branches that are on his side of the property line.

It does look a lot like Cedar Elm - Ulmus crassifolia
http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/mbierner/b...ulmus_crassifo
lia.htm
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What is This Tree, and What Can I Do About It?
 

"Stephen Henning" wrote in message
...
Ann wrote:

And as we can all clearly see from the photo, those are seeds, seeds.

The green things are leaves and the white pods with seeds in them are
seed pods.

No, he can't cut a neighbors tree down. But, yes, he can remove the
portions of branches that are on his side of the property line.

He'd be wise to use a reputable tree service for that. People have been
successfully sued for butchering neighbors' trees. He also might want to
observe the prevailing winds before having the tree trimmed. Otherwise, the
trim may end up being useless.