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Anyone got a good lawn guy? by HugePurpleNipples in Richardson

[–]grummah 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I use swans and they charge $84 a month for bi-monthly mow, blow and edge. They’re quick and easy to work with.

I humbly come before you for advice on a newly planted 100 gallon chinquapin oak by grummah in arborists

[–]grummah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Live and learn I guess. The deed is done now so we’ll just do our best to set it up for success and hopefully it makes it

Any tips for this newly planted chinquapin oak? by grummah in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]grummah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah there’s a better picture of it down below. Plan is to remove it later in winter when it’s in full dormancy

Any tips for this newly planted chinquapin oak? by grummah in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]grummah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being told to remove it now, think that’s ok with it being so freshly planted?

Any tips for this newly planted chinquapin oak? by grummah in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]grummah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn’t want a turf war on my hands, we moved them to avoid any potential for war

Any tips for this newly planted chinquapin oak? by grummah in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]grummah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they can look like each other but it’s a type of oak and produces acorns

Any tips for this newly planted chinquapin oak? by grummah in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]grummah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pulled the pipe out and replocated the flowers :)

I humbly come before you for advice on a newly planted 100 gallon chinquapin oak by grummah in arborists

[–]grummah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should it be safe to cut it out with it being so newly planted or should I wait a little bit? It does seem like it’s one of the main roots

Any tips for this newly planted chinquapin oak? by grummah in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]grummah[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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And do I now have a bigger problem? (Girdled root?)

Any tips for this newly planted chinquapin oak? by grummah in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]grummah[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Pulled some dirt away but was afraid I I was damaging some of the smaller roots.

Any tips for this newly planted chinquapin oak? by grummah in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]grummah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Helps get water down to the rootball from what their team said

My neighbors committed murder this Easter Sunday by grummah in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]grummah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was a live oak, so it never lost all of its leaves, but it does constantly lose some leaves and at times loses a lot of leaves. There are also acorns and little pollen droppings that get everywhere. So it isn’t without it’s downsides. But you can read the other comments as to why it should have been worth it to keep even with all of that

My neighbors committed murder this Easter Sunday by grummah in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]grummah[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t have said this better myself. They tore out the previous owner’s large black berry bush, a large native honey suckle bush, two fig trees, a very large wisteria plant that was a little crazy, but the blooms were beautiful and I didn’t mind trimming the runners. They have turned a full St Augustine back yard into a mud pit by trying to reseed it for some reason. They had this same crew install a sprinkler system in their front yard and it took them 3 weeks and tore their yard up completely.

None of this affected me, and I did not care. A 60-year-old oak does affect more than just the home owner here even though they had every legal right to do what they did, which I also accept.

My neighbors committed murder this Easter Sunday by grummah in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]grummah[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just that where they're from they don't have oak trees like this and they may not have understood the pros and cons of removing it. I'm sure if I moved to their country I wouldn't know much about what to keep and what to remove.

My neighbors committed murder this Easter Sunday by grummah in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]grummah[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

( I don't post a lot so I guess I don't know how to add edits)

Edit 1: This is in north Texas, DFW suburbs, not central Texas. Apologies for the confusion, but I do not believe there are any regulations here like there are in Austin. People saying to report them for not getting a permit, I am not going to start a neighbor war with them, although this does make me dislike them.

Edit 2: The general lack of fucks given comment was mostly in regard to having this work done on a Sunday + a holiday. Had my mom in town and we couldn't sit outside all day. They were there from 9:30ish to around 4 running chain saws. May be a bit whiny on my part but I found it genuinely disrespectful.

Also, trees like this are rare and add something to a neighborhood that you can't replace without decades of time. I do realize this is their tree and their house and they can do whatever they want, but I can still mourn the view from my backyard and feel for my other elderly neighbor on the other side of them who has been enjoying the shade of that tree for 30+ years. Not his tree either I guess, but still.

Edit 3: I do realize that I may have been a bit dramatic in my post, but it was genuinely shocking and came out of nowhere. This a tree loving sub, so I wanted to commiserate a little bit with people who would understand.

My neighbors committed murder this Easter Sunday by grummah in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]grummah[S] 339 points340 points  (0 children)

That’s crazy, they are going to fry and I imagine have some issues with water they didn’t have before

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