Rant: neighbor tried to 'prune' their maple with a chainsaw from the ground

Came home last week to find my neighbor hacking away at a big Norway maple on their property line. They were cutting branches way too big and leaving stubs that are gonna rot right into the trunk. I told them they should hire a climber with proper cuts, but they said 'it's fine, I've done this for years.' Anyone else deal with homeowners making hack cuts that ruin the tree's structure for good?

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finley_lopez9813d ago

People get pretty worked up about trees but a Norway maple isn't exactly a rare heirloom. If it's on their property line and they've been hacking at it for years, it's probably still standing.

the_keith12d ago

Funny you mention hacking at it... I once tried to "prune" a maple in my yard and ended up taking out a whole branch that landed on my neighbor's shed. Tree looked like it had been in a bar fight after I was done with it. That thing's probably still standing because it's embarrassed to be seen with me as its caretaker...