My neighbor trimmed two of my trees without notifying me. Problem is, he not only trimmed the branches over in his property, but also some branches were trimmed back 6' or so on my property. One tree was very close to the property line, so he trimmed all the branches on that side of the tree leaving 6" stumps all up and down the one side. An Arborist informed me that the one tree is dying due to the pruning. The other tree will probably live, but it looks so funny now, I probably will have to take it down. The Arborist didn't want to say too much as to what my rights are but he did mention that my trees are so old that they are considered part of the property value - anywhere between 7-20% of the value of my property.
When I saw what he had done, I went over to speak to him about it, and his reply was, "good I hope I killed that tree - I hate holly trees". And he also made a comment as to my dog being a nuisence too, and that he may just 'take care' of her too like he did the trees.
Any suggestions on how I should handle this situation?
When I saw what he had done, I went over to speak to him about it, and his reply was, "good I hope I killed that tree - I hate holly trees". And he also made a comment as to my dog being a nuisence too, and that he may just 'take care' of her too like he did the trees.
Any suggestions on how I should handle this situation?