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[David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>]

Sounds like you need the opinion of someone who gets paid to preserve trees
to balance the opinion. I don't know who to recommend in particular, but
here is a place to start:

    http://www.ncufc.org/

David


On 6/4/07 5:43 PM, "tkarches AT imapmail.org" <tkarches AT imapmail.org> wrote:

> We have a red oak tree in our yard that has grown up at an angle so that
> it looks like it is leaning toward the house. The tree is not actually
> leaning....the root system is strong
> 
> I have been told by tree cutting services that it should be cut down.
> 
> "Of course it should". They cut down trees for a living.
> 
> If it wasn't $1400, I would just do it. It would also involve pulling up
> a fence post so they could get their equipment into my backyard.
> 
> Great.
> 
> All I want is an unbiased answer. I understand that the tree could fall
> anyway. For that matter, there are a number of trees in my yard that
> could potentially fall on my house in a bad enough storm. But I'm not
> going to cut them all down.
> 
> Suggestions? Advice?
> 
> thanks,
> tom