Post #2854280

2026-05-22 15:11 UTC

My house was built in 1956. It&#39;s in a &quot;new&quot; part of town that freaked me out when I was a child in the 1970&#39;s, because its trees were so small. Just over a decade earlier it was still farmland. I grew up in an older neighborhood, in a house built circa 1910. It was about 70 years old when I was a kid. My &quot;new&quot; house is now 70 years old. The tiny trees around it have grown big and are starting to die. This is the second one to fall on my property this spring. I hope to hire an arborist to evaluate all the others before one crashes through my roof. Because I&#39;m too low-income to downsize (long story) I&#39;ll just keep drawing down my savings to maintain this place until I run out.

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@Notgonnastop@spinster.xyz 2026-05-22 15:36

@ninapaley@spinster.xyz Yeah, my neighborhood was built in the 50s/60s too, and we've lost alot of oaks and maples in the last couple of years. The Sweet Gums are starting to go too. My city does have a home repair/maintenance fund for low income seniors that does include tree maintenance so maybe yours does also, worth checking if the city or county has something similar.

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@virvallis@spinster.xyz 2026-05-22 18:28

@ninapaley@spinster.xyz Tree services are expensive, hiring the arborist is a great idea - minimize take- down but optimize if you’re having to get ones removed anyway. Ask arborist for recommendations or ask neighbors.

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@Sherri_Ingrey@spinster.xyz 2026-05-22 20:45

@ninapaley@spinster.xyz our first family house was built in 1957 we bought it in 1959. I much preferred MY first family house, built in 1948, which was solid AF with real 2x4s and wood framing.

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