Smitty Reeves wrote:

One of my neighbors has a giant maple tree overhanging my side yard. At 72
years young, I still mow my own grass. I keep my own trees trimmed so I
don't have to do the duck & weave while mowing. I asked my neighbor if he
would mind if I trimmed his tree because of the obstacle it creates. It's
not like I'm going to be climbing on a ladder to trim this thing, but just
so it doesn't smack my glasses off. The young man let go with some four
letter words, with finishing he will sue me if I touch his tree. What
happened to the country we used to live in? Do I have to put up with this?




I had a couple of neighbors arguing about trees and shrubs growing over
each others property lines. The city code enforcement came out and
settled it for them. Then the city girl saw my avocado tree growing
over one of the neighbors' yard. So she knocked on my door. She told
me that I had to clear what was over the property line. I told her that
I thought it was the neighbors responsibility to clear the tree. Nope!
My responsibility. So I cut it straight up the property line. Didn't
look so good. Besides, the local power company had been topping it
every two years and it hadn't given me any fruit for the last 8 years or
so. So I cut it down completely. No more problem! That's in my city.
Your mileage may vary.