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intrepidated OP t1_j47g4ju wrote

Reply to comment by Reggie4414 in Cost of Land Clearing by intrepidated

Nah we have 5 acres that is mostly developed already. This is just one strip along the road that is unsightly that wasn't part of the original clearing and development. It's actually about 1/2 acre total (long and narrow).

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coolgherm t1_j47ylg6 wrote

My advice: leave the trees there. Alder and cottonwood are good native trees cleaning the air and water. If you want conifers, underplant with shade tolerant trees like western red cedar and western hemlock.

You'll also find that not only are those trees acting as a pollutant barrier, they are working as a sound barrier and wind break from the weather and road. Removing those trees is a bad idea.

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intrepidated OP t1_j48527j wrote

That's great but nature is wiping them out all on its own. Have had 20+ fall from wind or snow and a cotton just snapped 1/3 up its trunk and wiped out 7 other trees on the way down. The alders are choked out by blackberries.

The road is just a dead end to a neighbor. There's no pollution or noise where we live - this isn't a city. Houses are 1/2 mile apart at least.

The strip was left in as a privacy barrier but now it's a safety risk and impossible to maintain. I'm all for preserving nature, but this ain't one of those ecologically necessary things. I've got 1000s of other really old cedars and hemlock otherwise surrounding me.

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