Neighbor picking fruit

I see this as an opportunity for you. Tell him that you are unable to get out there and pick the fruit, or tell him that you don't have time. Make a deal with him that he can continue to get some of the fruit as long as he picks a bag for you as well. Unless you are planning to can the fruit, or make jelly or something out of it, I seriously doubt that you are going to ever use ALL of the fruits your trees produce, and I am sure you would rather see someone get some fruit out of the deal than to have it hang there and go to waste. I am sure there is some way you can come up with a solution...

This is quite an awkward situation, I must admit. What it seems you need to do here is confront the man in a friendly but outright manner, telling him that it is okay to take the odd piece of fruit, but try not to take too much as it is your tree. However, since it has sort of become normal for him to view the fruit that the tree produces to belong to him, it may not be as easy as that to get him to stop and could lead to friction between the pair of you, which is the last thing anybody needs with their neighbor

The only thing you can do is talk to him. Tell him you are happy to share but he takes all the stuff you can reach and it makes it hard for you to get some. Or offer to trade the fruit to him for something he might have that you would like. What a thoughtless jerk, assuming he has fruit rights no matter who owns the house! Be polite but firm and if all else fails tell him you'll make a trespassing complaint.

If you can't talk to him try a no trespassing sign. We can buy those in Walmart. It wouldn't be friendly to do this without asking him to stop or only take a little first.

if he is doing this when he thinks you are not in he clearly knows he shouldn't be. just tell him to stop taking so much. or you could send him an invoice charging him whatever the supermarket price is for all the fruit he's nicked.

Is good to share, however if they took your good will for granted then is time to take action. Talking to the neighbour while they are picking the fruit would be good since they are doing it on your territory, and you have the bargain right. If the neighbour is good natured they will understand your concern right away, but if they are the bully type then talking won't result in much difference. The kind neighour: Let them take half of the fruit, and you both can share the tree, which is good for maintain a good relationship. The bully neighour: Build a fence, have a sign, make the fruit untouchable. You like to share with them but they just make your backyard their home, don't let them take your kindness for granted. Hope your neighbour is the kind type, and you both can enjoy the fruit of friendship.

I face the same problem with my neighbors. I have many fruit trees and when it is fruit season, they have no respect for the owner as they will just come in and pluck the fruits leaving me with nothing left. I do not want to offend them and I keep my mouth shut to avoid bad blood. But my young daughter did tell them not to take the fruits without our permission and this is what they told her - It is your land but it is our fruits. It is quite sickening to live around people who doesn't respect others property. I have since sold my land and am happy to live among more civilize people.

If your tree overhangs your neighbor;'s yard, he has a right to that much of the fruit, but if he has to walk into or even to reach over the line to get the fruit, he is trespassing. I can understand his feelings, since the previous owner gave him free rein. He just needs to be reminded that your deed did not contain any such stipulations. Perhaps he would take it better if you tell him something like this: I'd appreciate it if you didn't pick the fruit off my trees, as I planned to can it (or make jelly, or whatever).

Maybe post a note on the tree saying "Please take only what you need" or "Please don't take all my fruit since I need it for my own purpose". You can take a bag here and there but it's not right to pick of all your fruit. Maybe buy him a little tree as a hint so he can plant it and grow his own fruit. It might pay of in the long run

Make your neighbour your friend and then talk to him politely. Tell him to pluck some fruit for u too. Slowly construct a fence around your orchards. But be patient to your neighbour and offer some fruits always. This will make good relation with your neighbour for ever.

spray the fruit with exlax. He'll stop taking it eventually. Just make sure to wash the fruit thoroughly before eating.

well . .. have a talk with him .. make him realize dats he doins the wrong thing .. well in ma house dere's litchi tree..nd kids from nearby place would come. . and steal away the litchis leaving nothing for us all. . .so we had a chat with evryone one day and he has reduced to mininmal now-a-days...

when you bought the house, the lot, then everything inside your yard is already yours.It doesn't matter who planned the tree.If you're shy to confront him about picking too much fruits. Then, you can tell him that if he'll pick fruits from your tree,he can pick for you as well. Because you find it hard to pick from higher branches. To avoid any arguments.

Very sad..If you are the owner you should tell him directly.Tell him not to take fruits from tree.Take the fruits that are fell on the ground only.

It would be difficult if you tell him to stop at that point. If you are the one who planted and took care of it until it can bear fruit, you can easily talk to him and say "it is my tree so don't pick any fruits from it from now on." In your situation, I think you should have trimmed or watered it in order to show that you are the one who is taking care of that tree so you could claim that it is yours.