Random Thoughts That Don’t Warrant Their Own Thread: 2025

Make it two

 

Man, I’d love to see a Keller Williams / Billy Strings mashup

 

Sturgill Strings

 

Smells like patchouli and BO in here

 

Phish at Folsom Field this weekend

 

Anyone familiar with tree law?

so developers decided it was a good idea to plant a bald cypress in our yard. Well apparently it’s illegal to remove in Florida without getting a bunch of permits and even then it could be illegal. So yay?

 

Just curious - why do you want to remove it? It is at risk of damaging your house if it falls or loses a limb?

 

You know who did a great version of Nutshell? Alice in Chains

 

Feels like this is basically the law in most areas.

 

Can you poison it like Toomers Corner?

 

Getting pavers and the knots are starting to come up

 

Cypress have a law that it’s illegal to remove no matter what in some areas. Seems stupid if it was planted there and cypress aren’t native to the area

 

Too bad Harvey Updyke is dead

 

Is it near water? I’m not a tree lawyer but the only stuff I could find on google was that it might be protected in Florida if it’s near water, but you can get an expert to sign off on if it’s a danger to your house. If it’s causing property damage find an arborist that isn’t a baby.

 

Arborist said he wouldn’t touch it without a permit

 

Who puts mustard on a chili cheese dog? It’s perfect already!

 

I appreciate light mustard but otherwise agree

 

Enjoy your tree then

 

Just seems like such a stupid law if it’s planted. It get it if it’s wild growth

 

Both bald and pond cypress are native in your area fwiw

 

Like native to the exact location is what I meant.

 

I’m not sure what this even means lol

 

I’m really proud that no one has suggested sucking tree’s or arborist’s dick yet. We are growing up!

 

There are no native cypress trees in the immediate surrounding area. It was clear cut pine trees

 

That doesn’t change the fact it’s a native tree at all

 

Im aware. Native is likey wrong word. But there are no cypress trees previously in the area so one planted tree from 8 years ago isn’t going to affect the eco system

 

he means it wasn’t naturally grown and was planted

it’s his arbitrary distinction

 

I bet there were cypress there before that area was drained, graded, developed, and planted with a bunch of shitty pines.

 

This guy is mad over a free protected tree

 

I’m sure it was and then it was removed. So don’t understand why I can’t remove a tree that was planted with my house.

 

You bought a house without doing all your research, owned

 

More upset at the developer planting it in the first place tbh. I love the tree but it’s basically exploaded in growth and about to shoot knobs into neighbors yard

 

Probably because this type of native tree provides ecological benefits to the area.

 

Won’t someone think about his pavers

 

How does that reconcile with them being a modern building material that gets harvested regularly? Just grown in different areas?

 

This exchange killed me

 

Really doubt a cypress tree on the middle of a Suberbs is making a significant impact.

 

Are you not even allowed to trim its branches?

 

Well they certainly won't make an impact if everyone is allowed to cut them down all willy-nilly.

 

I’m thinking about installing chimney sweeps and bats in my attic please advise

 

What if the cypress trees screamed all the time for no good reason?

 

My point being. The tree wouldn’t be there if the house was ever built. It wasn’t required to build the house.

 

You shouldn’t be upset about anything. It is far enough from your house that it doesn’t pose structural issues, it’s quite healthy, and it’ll provide ample shade to an otherwise empty yard as it continues to grow, ultimately becoming a selling point for your house (especially if this is in a tree barren suburban hellscape like so many.) Instead of looking for ways to remove this tree, you should look at ways to incorporate it into whatever you want to do. I promise you won’t regret it down the line.

 

maybe something less rabid? Maybe sugar gliders?

 

how to you prepare for cypress knees popping up under you pavers/asphalt/ect….

 

take it to the brewery thread