That's what worries me. I water my lawn.... they don't. I've tried talking to them, and they act like we're not even there. They go right in the house. After a few attempts in trying to flag them down, I decided that I'd just start trimming the damn thing myself (branches). I think I'll just start cutting out roots. We're supposed to get some inclement for the next 3 days, so hopefully I can find some time to do it while the soil is wet.

 

It seems like he manages to clap out everything he touches. I mean, hood aside, the bumper is tweaked, the Ebay lights fit like crap, everything is chipped and peeling. I think he brings this on himself.

 

Bright side is if you do destabilize the tree and it comes down during the inclement weather they have to pay for cleanup since it's their tree then it wont be a problem anymore.

What are the ordinances for trees in your neighborhood? If they wont fix it then it may take papers or a lawsuit to make it happen.

 

If the tree or branches from the tree fall due to devine intervention its up to the insurance of the effected property. If the owner of the tree does anything that makes the tree fall onto other property, it's the owner of the tree responsible.

Ask me how I know, lol

 

AFAIK, the only thing that I am legally able to do is prune the trees that hang over into my yard..... which I have done 3 or 4 times this summer.

 

Last spring we used 8 yards of topsoil to do two willows. Seed, straw then watered here and there. Now you can mow around them no problem. However, the topsoil settled differently (different depths). We SHOULD of threw down a leveling layer of loam first, packed it THEN topped it.....those were some big roots!

Regardless , they're good enough to mow around now, but yea, could of done that better.

EDIT: Not sure if that's your problem, or your just lookin to kill the thing lol

 

The suspects are all in this photo. The tree the furthest right was dead, as you can see from the pic, and it actually got removed. If one of those tall suckers tips over, it's going on my house for sure.

 

I didn't realize from your original post you were dealing with 2 different tree species.

Another problem with willows is they grow very fast but don't live long. That is for the original tree though because as you've found out the roots sprout new growth that will begin it's own root system. Average life is only about 30 years with 50 years being a real long life. When they get old they drop branches without warning, living or dead.

Hard to tell what the back yard trees are but they look like they could be some type of columnar Aspen; called Swedish Aspen but one of those trees with a lot of different regional names. Useless trees except as ornamentals. Unlike a Quaking Aspen the wood is considered almost useless because it's too punky. It's even a last choice for pulp in paper making. If that's what those are you have good reason to worry. The trees are known for being unable to support their own weight once they get close to their full height. They were once popular in this area to border property lines just as in your picture and starting about 30 years ago there was a landscaping push to cut them down. The typical, unspectacular thunderstorms were topping them and bringing down power lines and falling on whatever is in there way.

 

Those trees are what I believe to be a Poplar, possibly the Lombardy variety. They are great shade trees, and break up the westerly wind in my back yard - but boy are they messy! Last year I had already put all of my Christmas decorations out on the lawn when they dumped their leaves, and man was I sorry. Unless we have a late start to winter this year (all signs point to no on that), I think that I won't put anything on my lawn because I want to be able to pick up the leaves.

I went over today and looked that the hood my Buddy is selling me. I think it would look sweet as it sits.

 

I thought you were referring to weeping willows, those can be a handful...specially once they become monsters lol.

Well prune it right up to the property line, then slice the roots

That work?