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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can remove the bottom limbs of the tree (called limbing up) without hurting the tree and that would make it look narrower and give you more space. You can’t make it shorter, really (you could, but it would look awful and make the tree grow funny in the future.) I love magnolias and would probably keep it. But if you don’t like the tree there, and would rather something else, don’t feel badly about removing it. It’s a plant. You kill and eat them every day.[/quote]

I don't disagree that in an urban setting a tree in the wrong place may have to be removed. That's why you always factor in right tree right place if you are planting trees in landscaping (as opposed to inheriting them). However, that is nothing like eating plants grown for food. A mature tree is a completely different plant from a sapling or 10 year old tree, and you can't replace an old tree, you can only start over the 100-year project of growing one. Most immediate though, removing a mature tree has a huge impact on the local environment, the surrounding temperature and so energy use in houses, the soil consistency and soil levels, critter habitats (not just birds and squirrels but over 480 insect species can be found in Southern Magnolias), the water retention and draining in the area (this is why basements tend to be wet or down hill neighbors experience flooding after big trees are removed). Removing a mature tree is not an everyday occurrence like picking a summer tomato or swapping a rose bush for peonies. [/quote]

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