somanytrees
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My wife and I have been in the same house for the last 30 years, and will probably spend at least another 10 years here. When we moved in, the lot was pretty heavily wooded, and despite thinning of trees over the years, things just seem to be overgrown.
It's an acre+ lot in the suburbs outside of Boston, and probably 60% is covered in large hardwoods (up to 70+ feet tall and 28" in diameter). A couple large ones are dead, and overall, they all tower over the house and the yard (and over powerlines). Because the canopy of the trees are so high, they provide no privacy - just shade (in all the wrong places), and *lots* of leaves. There's undergrowth that provides some privacy during the summer, but they tend to be nuisance trees. Overall, it's a jungle.
There's a part of me that is thinking having someone just come in and clear cut the lot, and then put in trees and shrubs that are going to be easier to maintain (slow growing species with limited height).
Is this a bad idea?
Mike
It's an acre+ lot in the suburbs outside of Boston, and probably 60% is covered in large hardwoods (up to 70+ feet tall and 28" in diameter). A couple large ones are dead, and overall, they all tower over the house and the yard (and over powerlines). Because the canopy of the trees are so high, they provide no privacy - just shade (in all the wrong places), and *lots* of leaves. There's undergrowth that provides some privacy during the summer, but they tend to be nuisance trees. Overall, it's a jungle.
There's a part of me that is thinking having someone just come in and clear cut the lot, and then put in trees and shrubs that are going to be easier to maintain (slow growing species with limited height).
Is this a bad idea?
Mike