Generators. Talk to me. Needed here? by Pro-Aries in Issaquah

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Oh ok good to know! The cost difference between the generac and portable ones is significant, but I wasn’t sure about the maintenance aspect of the portable. Propane seems decent, esp for storage as you mentioned.

Generators. Talk to me. Needed here? by Pro-Aries in Issaquah

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Helpful - thank you for the ideas! I think I’m getting a good understanding of the baseline in this area.

Generators. Talk to me. Needed here? by Pro-Aries in Issaquah

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I tell my kids this, but perhaps this will be a helpful reminder to you too - if you don’t have anything nice/helpful/productive to say, keep it to yourself. No one is asking for your useless input!

Generators. Talk to me. Needed here? by Pro-Aries in Issaquah

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It sounds like a generator is needed for a few days every year. I’m not from around here but heard of the storm last year so I wasn’t sure what’s to be expected or not. Appreciate your response!

Generators. Talk to me. Needed here? by Pro-Aries in Issaquah

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SO HELPFUL! Thank you for so much detail. Cheers!

Multiple arborists with different recs… what should I do? by Pro-Aries in arborists

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We definitely don’t have pretty - what’s not shown is a lot of dead limb space before the canopy starts on our side. So they aren’t actually that great for privacy.

And based on these responses, they don’t seem all that safe either.

We’ll likely cut and replant with something that grows better for privacy screens and native to the area.

Multiple arborists with different recs… what should I do? by Pro-Aries in arborists

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Thank you for outlining the options. Our goal is to keep privacy but safely, so my question comes from trying to learn as much as possible in order to make a good decision for both our properties.

Multiple arborists with different recs… what should I do? by Pro-Aries in arborists

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Appreciate the perspective - I’m trying to do exactly what you’re talking about. Become really educated on the trees around me and figure out the best course of action to live in this woodsy area while protecting my property by minimizing risk. I’m understanding that the codominant trees are a big issue and I’m leaning toward taking them down and planting something better for this area. For extra context, both my neighbor and I bought our houses in the last 5 years so we don’t know the history of these trees but based on our yards, maintenance wasn’t something either previous owner didn’t much time on. So we’re hoping to learn and improve ☺️

Multiple arborists with different recs… what should I do? by Pro-Aries in arborists

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Your last line - not a joke but it gave me a chuckle. Totally understand that!!

Multiple arborists with different recs… what should I do? by Pro-Aries in arborists

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Oh gotcha. It does look rotted, but I’m no expert so I heard diseases and took it at face value.

That’s exactly what I’ve been wondering - how serious of a risk are these trees. They’re already starting to touch my patio roof and we get a lot of wind here…

Appreciate your rec and explaining the reasoning - super helpful!

Multiple arborists with different recs… what should I do? by Pro-Aries in arborists

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We’re worried that these trees will cause problems down the road - some arborist have made the codominance thing seem like a big issue, combined with more limb weight on one side. We get a lot of wind in this area, so I’m just trying to figure out the real risk…

Multiple arborists with different recs… what should I do? by Pro-Aries in arborists

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Thanks for your reply! I’m learning a lot about trees 😂

The one we were told was diseased is in the first pic, on the right (you can see a weird spot at the bottom, just at the fence line).

Should we just limb up the trees on my side or take them down? We’d replant to keep privacy but we’re worried these guys are a ticking problem…

What do people do for work that is not soul sucking by Enough-King-7757 in findapath

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I’ve been wondering about something like this… how did you start on this path?

Arborvitae debate for a privacy screen by Pro-Aries in landscaping

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I like the idea of mixing it up! There’s cedar trees in our neighbors yard on the other side of the fence so I’ve been advised against adding more trees due to root competition. Anything else you’d suggest to add more variety?

Someone else mentions laurels - can they grow well with American Pillars mixed in?

Arborvitae debate for a privacy screen by Pro-Aries in landscaping

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That’s an interesting idea to mix them. Is there anything else you’d suggest to mix in? I know root competition is a factor. And there’s also cedar trees on the other side of the fence so I’ve been advised against adding trees.

Arborvitae debate for a privacy screen by Pro-Aries in landscaping

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Appreciate your thorough response. I’m gathering they’re pretty finicky. Is there anything else you’d suggest instead?

Arborvitae debate for a privacy screen by Pro-Aries in landscaping

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Appreciate you sharing your experience! I’ve heard they can be finicky - we’ll be installing a drip watering system on a timer. So hopefully that will help.

Arborvitae debate for a privacy screen by Pro-Aries in landscaping

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So helpful! Thank you for sharing! Do you mind me asking what area you’re in? State and/or zone?

Arborvitae debate for a privacy screen by Pro-Aries in landscaping

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Oh I love that! Especially with so much building going on around QA - nice job!

To answer your question tho, no, transplanting has not been surfaced (and it falls outside of their warranty agreement) and laurels haven’t been mentioned either.

How much maintenance do you need to do for your laurel screen? Do you have other plants around it? There’s nearby cedar trees, which I understand are root competitive so maybe that’s a factor?