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    Why I dislike Pine Trees.

    My house is over 175 years old. I replace a 80 year old steel roof with a new one this April. The contractor did a great job. However there were some additions that were different from the last roof. The new roof has solid bars for snow guards instead of those individual ones. Next the new roof has a splash guard. This keeps the water flowing into the gutter instead of overshooting it. It also makes for a neater edge. Everything looks and works great.

    Then the fall comes and I have 8 pine trees behind the house. Of course the wind blows into the pine trees then over the house. So every snowguard bar has pine needles stacked on the roof up to two feet. That little drip edge it does just as well stacking up the pine needles plus it get underneath and blocks the water flow.

    It took me two hours today to clear out the pine needles. I'm sure I will have to do it again before the snow blows. Now the bad thing is they are close to the house. The second issue is they have that lean towards the house. I spent about 5 minutes looking how I might be able to cut them down. That was about how long it took my wife to come over and tell me there was no way I was cutting those trees down. She said there are professional tree cutters that are less likely to land them on the house. She did have a point so I put the chain saw back in the barn.
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    I love my pines... I have 21 in my back yard and love the shade and the whisling sound the wind makes blowing thru them. I have neighbors and friends that want the needles for mulch and wife won't let me pick them up during the rainy season because the dogs don't track in with them on the ground.
    You'll miss them when they are gone...!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fx20 2011 View Post
    My house is owner 175 years old. I replace a 80 year old steel roof with a new one this April. The contractor did a great job. However there were some additions that were different from the last roof. The new roof has solid bars for snow guards instead of those individual ones. Next the new roof has a splash guard. This keeps the water flowing into the gutter instead of overshooting it. It also makes for a neater edge. Everything looks and works great.

    Then the fall comes and I have 8 pine trees behind the house. Of course the wind blows into the pine trees then over the house. So every snowguard bar has pine needles stacked on the roof up to two feet. That little drip edge it does just as well stacking up the pine needles plus it get underneath and blocks the water flow.

    It took me two hours today to clear out the pine needles. I'm sure I will have to do it again before the snow blows. Now the bad thing is they are close to the house. The second issue is they have that lean towards the house. I spent about 5 minutes looking how I might be able to cut them down. That was about how long it took my wife to come over and tell me there was no way I was cutting those trees down. She said there are professional tree cutters that are less likely to land them on the house. She did have a point so I put the chain saw back in the barn.
    wimp..................


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    I had 2 HUGE pine trees in the middle of my back yard .The original owners wife planted them when they built the house———————planted them about 10-12 ft. Apart. So when they grew to 55-60 ft tall, the circumference around the base was monstrous. We trimmed them up about 6’, raked all the dead needles up and did get grass to grow under them. After about 10 years, one day With 15-18 inches of the snow on the ground—— I did a Zippo raid on one branch.

    30 seconds and it was just branches. No needles. — makes it easier to cut em down

    Never had a live Christmas tree in our house again after seeing how fast a live pine tree burns.

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    The problem is they are only 15 feet from the house. I would have no trees and no house. Of course i didnt plant them.

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    I cut all the pine from around my house and don't regret it one bit, sick of cleaning up after them and they are the main habitat for deer flies.

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    Pine trees also are filled with pollen.

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    Sap the worst gets on your trucks and cars hard to get off besides all the mess thy leave.

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    I hate pine trees. I had the pine trees on my lot all cut down. The last one was around 5' diameter, had 4 big offshoots and was 120' tall. Cost me $3k to get it cut down along with a small tree. This is some of the offshoot pieces, they left the base of the tree standing at around 10 feet. The tree guys asked me if I wanted them. My chain saw is only 18". They hauled them away. I don't worry about the tree landing on my house/garages any more.

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    they should be re-classified, they are actually the worlds largest weed

    i actually love to see them and bradford pears (burning, that is )

    only one tree surpasses my disdain of those two and that would be a hawthorne or black locust wear gloves
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    When I was looking for a house to buy we found one that was perfect in every respect except the neighborhood was full of pine trees. Nope!

    That and when you're fishing, those damn Vee needles get caught on your line.

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    Why did the Pine Tree get in Trouble ? . . . . . . . . . It was being Knotty.

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    Our cabin on Georgian Bay is literally surrounded by pines and a few birch trees. With pines nearby, a metal roof is the only way to go. When we bought our cabin, it had a shingled roof and the wind would blow the pine needles under the shingles, causing leaks. Dad put on a metal roof 30 years ago and it solved that problem. But, that does mean sweeping the pine needles off the roof every spring. As much of a PITA as it is to have to sweep off the needles, to me it’s far exceeded by the beauty of the pines and the sound of the wind whispering through them.
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    Cut em down grind them up, let’s the chips sit for a year then use your “free” mulch.
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    Worthless unless you like straw, sap or limbs through your roof.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob G. View Post
    I hate pine trees. I had the pine trees on my lot all cut down. The last one was around 5' diameter, had 4 big offshoots and was 120' tall. Cost me $3k to get it cut down along with a small tree. This is some of the offshoot pieces, they left the base of the tree standing at around 10 feet. The tree guys asked me if I wanted them. My chain saw is only 18". They hauled them away. I don't worry about the tree landing on my house/garages any more.


    5' in diameter...that's a big darn tree....cuz the ones in the pic are only about 2 1/2 ft in diameter.

    I had one taken down that was 8' from the house, and had powerlines running thru each side of it....it was ~ 3' in diameter and probably 80-90 ft tall

    Yeah, the cones & needles were a pain, but the real problem was the roots in the sewage drain line....
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    For a friend who had pine needle roof issues, I made a "rake" out of a 20 ft long piece of 3/4 inch PVC. On the end, I attached a number of wire coat hanger strips. He is lucky in that he has a one-story house.

    Even though the PVC is very flexible (too flexible) he lays it on the roof and sweeps tons of needles away a couple of times a year.

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