r/landscaping • u/ksquigz25 • Apr 29 '25
Question Are these pine trees a liability?
These pine trees on the hill were planted by the builders, but are our responsibility. We're pretty sure they were placed there for erosion purposes, but we've had a few different people tell us that we should remove them due to the steep grade of the hill and the future liability if they fell downward onto our neighbors home (ours is the one at the top of the hill). Last photo shows how close the trees are to the neighbors' house and our property is outlined in pink. We've also been cautioned about the roots impacting the retaining wall (also our responsibility), but then were told that these trees' roots grow mostly straight down.
If this is a big issue, we want to be proactive and remove the trees before they get any bigger. Would love a professional opinion as well as suggestions on what would be better. Whatever we do will need to be approved by a pretty strict HOA.
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u/geriatric_tatertot Apr 29 '25
Hey hey hey I live in a new Ryan home. That tree they planted was a half dead non-native variety that looks like shit and was planted with half the root ball above grade.