On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:38:12 -0400, "Steve" wrote:

Wife and I have been going back and forth about removing two very large
trees from our front yard.
Tree guys that have come out have called them swamp maples or silver
maples??? Not sure what the difference is.


it down and use it in my wood/coal stove.
is "swamp maple" good to burn? He said it was a hard wood. It would be green

Well, it will burn, but it's only a hardwood in the taxonomic sense.
It's actually a light, weak, fast-rotting pioneer species that likes
wet ground.

I'm also going to ask if they can leave me a section of the large tree cut
about 3 feet long. My dad had a section of stump like that when I was a lad
and we used it as a work surface in the work shop to pound on...

It's not going to last long in that application. How big around are
the trunks?

I think the trees are overgrown. they are growing into the wires in the
street (power co wont trim them despite repeated calls)
every time we get a storm a dozen branches fall in the yard. I would
eventually plant 1 new tree and start over.

I'd get an arborist to trim them, plant an oak or two now, and
take the maples out after the oak grows enough to stop looking like
a shrub, or when the maples start to get sickly, whichever comes
first.


My wife is concerned about the loss of shade on the house.. I think having
the trees is more of a problem as our old roof (replaced 2 years ago) had
moss growing all over it because of the trees hanging over it.

It will certainly alter the look of the yard and may look odd at first but I
think they are to large for the lot and after a couple of years we would
never miss them???

I would be interested in any thoughts on this matter, Cut them down or save
the trees????


TIA

Sr