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In situations like yours, I would tend to read the homeowners concerns and feelings about the tree. Then make recommendations based on what makes them most comfortable. As for the tree, you have an over mature red maple that is way past its prime. Tear out wounds and heavy pruning has taken its...

Just noticed this thread coming back around. It doesn't bother me if a poster misdiagnosed an issue, it's when they give treatment advice on top of their error. Not a good look for us. Just a side note, lm going to be retiring at years end. So you'll see a lot less posting, however I'll browse...

Your native multi-leadered red maples (most likely not sunset and not planted) are very hardy and can tolerate minor feeder root disruption. The oder from the Kalpana root will be very different from the maple root, scratch the surface and smell to distinguish.

Poor picture quality hinders diagnosis. It appears junipers have been planted in a wooded area?

Give it a full season before you prune out the dead. Many of the brown limbs you'll find will green up.

Have a support cable installed professionally, be careful a lot of so called "arborists" are just ignorant hackers. Check the ISA website for help finding one. As for the tree foliage changing have the certified arborist check for possible root collar disorder.

OK got it, in situations like yours I would advise remove everything on your side that's going to be removed first. This activity should not harm your neighbors Arbs, providing you are being respectful to your neighbors property. At this point stand back and take a good look at exactly what...

How is a simpler wire fence a privacy fence?

It's most likely a pollination issue, you can look up how to pollinate by hand. When I was a kid soursop ice cream was one of my favorites along with tamarind ice cream.

Possible bleeding canker. https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/fact-sheets/phytophthora-bleeding-canker

Yes I did, lol. Definitely a cornucopia of problems.

Decline could be due to a plethora of issues. Most common seen on newly planted trees is improper water management and or planting hole prep.

Looks like a sycamore maple. Remove bricks, level with a fresh bed of sand and reinstall bricks.

Penciling is a palm condition in which the trunk suddenly becomes extremely narrow. This could cause an unnecessary breaking point.

It looks like a windmill palm, these fan palms are difficult to ID from pictures. First prune off and clean up all the dead fronds, you're looking at a big fire hazard. Not to mention rodents and insects nesting in that thicket. Palms are very sturdy, unlikely a threat to the house. Post pics...

Late season foliar diseases are mostly cosmetic no need to treat, clean up and remove leaf litter. The maple was carrying the fungus when installed on your property. The environment from which the tree came is different from where it is now. Wait until next summer to see if treatments are...

The most important two things to do are to mulch root zone and protect from sunscald with a trunk wrap.

Note the necrotic tissue along the leaf veins, due most likely to Discula sp.

You're wasting your time if you think pine needle mulch is going to put a dent in soil PH.

Maple anthracnose.