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[Debby Williams <debby@debbywilliams.com>]

Robert,

I just looked at your landscape designs and I wanted to point out two
problem areas if this were my yard:

1.  Make sure the mature trees will not hang over the neighbors yard.
My neighbor to the east of me routinely takes chainsaw swipes at my crab
apple tree when I am not home.  The poor thing has taken a horrible
beating and hopefully he will leave it alone long enough this spring so
I can give it a much needed shaping.

2.  The city routinely reviews trees overhanging the street - they have
to have a certain clearance for large trucks to pass underneath (think
garbage truck).  Our city sends their own pack of butchers if it is in
the easment, they send a letter to the homeowner giving 30 days to have
a tree trimed if it is on the homeowners property.

I am not able to tell by your design whether these will be issues, but
being a tree lover I was not aware of these problems until I had
personal experiences with them.  I noticed the mulberry is hanging over
the fence line in your drawing and I know my hacking neighbor takes
issue with my mulberry - so I keep it trimmed back as well as I can.  My
guess is it is just a matter of time before he attacks it as well.  You
may have a wonderful neighbor now, but you must consider if he moves in
two years what you may have next door then.

I don't know if anyone else pointed out power line considerations - if
you have overhead lines this is another pack of butchers to consider.
They frequently roam our neighborhood.  The utility company can give you
the clearance guidelines for new tree selection.

I am not sure if I am repeating some others suggestions - it actually
took me awhile to locate your drawings as I am new to NAFEX and missed
the post and where they were kept.

--
Debby Williams
Author of Fruit and Urban Kitchen Gardening e-zines at:
http://wz.com/homegarden/GardensPlants.html
Regional Advisor at http://www.thevegetablepatch.com/
Oakland County, Michigan USA;USDA Hardiness Zones 5b/6a



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