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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just had four tall oak trees removed. All our neighbors are mad at us because they provided some much shade and we told them the men that cuts our lawn told us they may double or triple the price of a leaf clean up so we decided to just have the trees removed. [/quote]

That was probably the pragmatic thing to do. I think lots of people will be removing trees in the future when faced with the added costs of leaf clean up without gas blowers.  It’s a matter of economics. If trees cost too much to keep around, people are going to remove them. [/quote]

Obviously you've never paid to have a tree removed.

A mature oak tree in an urban or suburban environment will cost at a bare minimum $5,000 to remove and that's for the most straightforward, no-issues removal possible. If it needs a crane, god help you you're looking at $10K easy. You'd be cold and in the ground long before you ever make up the cost with an extra $100-$200 a year in leaf blowing.

Not to mention if you're in DC (and maybe other jurisdictions but I don't know their laws) there's an additional approval and permitting process for trees over 44" circumference and trees over 100" are straight up banned from being removed with huge fines for felling heritage trees - $30,000 minimum for cutting down a 100" tree + $300 for every additional inch of circumference.

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The city will remove dead/dying trees free of charge. Just drill a few dozen deep holes into the trunk near the roots and fill it up with round up. It will die and the city will remove it for free. [/quote]

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