these trees grow incredibly fast and need very litte water or upkeep to survive. In this area they are referred to as weeds and more people are actually getting rid of them as there are too many other great trees without the mess. Also they aren't evergreen so lots of dropped leaves everywhere.
Yep, I know what Mimosa trees are and how they grow, I pull up the seedlings by the score every year. Mess or not, I really like them and so do several kinds of butterflies. Many people down here consider them trash trees too. The renter needs permission from the owner to plant on the property, the owner could have made a blanket comment about not caring what she did with the yard as far as plants go. If the owner doesn't know the details of the size and problems from the mature plant then you could do the neighborly thing and fill her in. By pass the renter, just contact the owner. If she doesn't care then you will have to wait until some damage is done to your property and have a lawyer get involved. Until that damage is done then you will be responsible for the maintenance on your side of the fence and the cost involved.
The way I see it She can plant anything she likes as long as it doesn't make a lot of maintenance I've always planted low water xeriscape plants such as rosemary and silver mound and I certainly wouldn't be so inconsiderate to plant a tree that grows way over the fence.[/quote] Did the owner tell you this or was it the renter? If the owner doesn`t want high maintenance,,they had better choose something else to plant. Its possible that the owner didn`t know it was a tree that she planted. They might have thought it was a shrub or something small if she wasn`t specific..
Did the owner tell you this or was it the renter? If the owner doesn`t want high maintenance,,they had better choose something else to plant. Its possible that the owner didn`t know it was a tree that she planted. They might have thought it was a shrub or something small if she wasn`t specific..[/quote I haven't spoken to the renter or the owner. I really have nothing to say. The renter seems quite petty and not someone I care to commiserate with. It is a rental so I'm not there very often, except recently I had the vacant unit and had to get caught up with some pruning and cleanup outside and that's when I noticed the tree.
That's a good idea to speak with the property owner. You could nicely ask if they realize how large that tree will become and how quickly that will happen (very quickly--Mimosa is a very fast growing tree!) I didn't realize the tree was only inches from the fence. It will likely tear up the fence. I would as nicely as you can speak to the property owner assuming they don't realize how quickly the tree will grow to be huge, and hopefully he'll volunteer to have the renter move it. If not, then you might ask the owner to ask the renter to move it. Hopefully, that will end your problem. If they don't move it and later your fence begins showing some damage you could contact the owner again, and then he would probably make them cut it down. Or it could be a different renter by then. Good luck. I know neighbor trouble can be difficult.
I agree, the best thing to do is to talk to the owner. The renter can't do anything if the owner tells it so. I always have to remind our neighbor to cut down the top of this plant that grows tall that when there is strong winds specially during storms it hits our windows and roof.
