Buh Bye Dead Poison Ivy Tree
By DianneN
@DianneN (246906)
United States
August 22, 2017 11:59am CST
As I left for my daily morning walk earlier this morning, I spotted a caravan of town trucks going by our house along with a huge truck with a cherry picker.
We called our town early this summer to have this tall, dead, poison ivy laden tree removed, before it fell over to knock out power in the neighborhood.
The state and town own the first three feet of all property. It is all gone now, and best of all it didn't cost us a penny!
Next to be removed from our property is a dead tree also leaning towards the power lines. Our electric company will remove that one gratis.
I love our tree filled property, but not any dead trees.
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15 responses
@rebelann (111195)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Aug 17
I'm so glad poison Ivy doesn't like our desert, I'd hate to come across that icky stuff ..... not that I know much about it except that it causes a rash.
Well, given that you pay property taxes you actually did pay them to remove those trees.
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
22 Aug 17
I touched poison ivy, as usual, today. I wash my hands three times with blue Dawn detergent and hot water. I even have an unopened bar of special soap. I think I've only had two dots of poison ivy on my hands in my entire life. That, or bug bites 
Yes, we pay through the nose in property taxes here. It should be free.
Yes, we pay through the nose in property taxes here. It should be free.1 person likes this
@moffittjc (118459)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Aug 17
Did you ask them if you could keep the cut up wood for firewood? Then that would have been free too! haha
Oh wait...you don't need firewood! You'll be hanging out with me in Florida!
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@moffittjc (118459)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Aug 17
@DianneN I'm packed and ready to go! When are you going to get here? Let's get this party started!
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
22 Aug 17
@moffittjc First week of December. Pick us up at the airport! First round on me!
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@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Aug 17
That's a very tall tree! It's good when the you don't have to pick up the tab for taking down a tree . . . it can cost a pretty penny! We have a very alive ash tree - it's one of the two tallest trees on our street. It's great for shading our house, but I do fear it coming down someday . . . but as it does not go into city property, so we are responsible for it. We might shave it down later this year.
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@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Aug 17
@DianneN Ash trees grow like crazy too! My dad was able to cut down a palm tree for us . . . it was too close to the corner of a border wall between us and the neighbor . . . we didn't want the huge heavy palm fronds to fall onto any of our cars. But there's no way he's going to be able to do the ash tree - it's really gigantic. I actually love it, but all our neighbors hate it because the leaves keep blowing into their yards 
(it's ok - I don't like my neighbors).
(it's ok - I don't like my neighbors).1 person likes this
@DianneN (246906)
• United States
28 Aug 17
We had some ash trees taken down along with about 30 others. They were so close to the house. We still need to take down plenty more, but as you said, it does cost a pretty penny. Then there is the root removal and wood removal and lhuge trucks and noise.... lol
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@Tampa_girl7 (49013)
• United States
27 Aug 17
It always saddens me when a tree has to come down.
we have lost a few over the years that we have lived here. Thankfully we have a forest as a backyard.
we have lost a few over the years that we have lived here. Thankfully we have a forest as a backyard.1 person likes this
@just4him (306386)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
23 Aug 17
@DianneN It's odd there aren't any sidewalks. Do you live in a rural town? I have seen places without sidewalks, but not often. It makes it easy for snow shoveling - oh, you're in Florida for that part. I'm glad the tree is gone too.
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
22 Aug 17
Be thankful, tree removal is very expensive.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
23 Aug 17
Our guys here are not as responsive to requests. We too have our trees leaning towards those high tension wires but finally we ourselves have to trim them and that after paying for the job. And there is that peltophorum tree that is growing outside our compound and almost touching those HT wires. We have alerted the authorities but no action yet
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
22 Aug 17
Oh this is good news and the fact that these trees will not cost you Dianne.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Aug 17
Yes we have loads of trees as well but none of them are threatening the power lines, they are in our far back yard.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Aug 17
I agree those are dangerous, prevention is the best.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
22 Aug 17
Oh wow! Good for you! A handy thing that the state and town own that area :-).
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