Last year my neighbour planted what was a 10 foot willow tree about 8 feet from their home and about 10 feet from our concrete brick garage. We pointed out the problems this would cause, but my neighbour literally screamed at my wife shouting, "It's not big"! I know that may seem an extreem response, but you haven't met my neighbour.
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Gotta love inconsiderate neighbours? (Not.) Does your city have a help line? A resource you can call to inquire about your options?
Look to see if your state, county, city, etc has a 'property standards' division or something similar. If I recall correctly, I have read that those Willow trees, though beautiful and graceful, can be quite destructive to foundations and water lines. They have to be planted far away from houses and municipal or other water lines for this reason. If there is no property standards division, call around until you find out who to contact.
Drill holes in base, feed bleach Repeat often. This tree is a top weed and tough to kill
I am not sure if you can complain about shade from a neighbour's tree. You may just have to move your garden to a different location in the yard, or learn to garden with less sun.
The root system of a willow tree extend far beyond the diameter of the tree. If they haven't already, I'm sure it's just a matter of time til the roots invade your property, particularly if your property is wetter than your neighbors.
If you find you have no other recourse, enough 2,4-D amine (or more potent herbicide), soaked into the ground where your property adjoins your neighbor's (near the site of the tree), should, within a season, kill the tree. To my knowledge, there is nothing illegal about doing so. What if you had a dense growth of poison ivy in that area?
I love willow trees. It is our responsibility as Humans to plant them with respect to our neighbors.
If you kill a weeping willow tree or cut down the tree, will this kill the roots?
Pesticides and herbicides are killing bees and our natural world.
You can check your local municipal zoning laws, many areas forbid the planting of willows or poplars within 50 feet of any structure or sewer line. If they did you can have the village or town cite them to cut it down.
MOVE!
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