Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Tree Management: Overgrown Trees in Co-housing Communities

[Len Laviolette (email4len]

Hi Ed,
Our story in Oregon may be much like yours and we have done fairly well with 
tree problems compared to other unexpected property losses from our multiple 
pipe break insurance claims over our 27 year history. 
We pay for tree pruning and removal mostly out of our general fund contingency 
account. Just two years ago one storm took out seven of our large Doug firs 
that were over 100 feet tall and over 100 years old  and we were lucky to have 
very little real property losses, .i.e. damaged buildings. This one bad storm 
did create serious losses that broke pipes in our fire, heat and domestic hot 
water systems and we chose to pay for without use of our casualty insurance 
policy, that had been overused in years past. 
We trust our primary arborist to proactively advise and remove or top off 
dangerous trees somewhat regularly now on our three acre heavily wooded 
property.  A few thousand dollars ever now or then has not impacted our 
operating budget all that much. 
Good luck in your budget planning efforts and your tree conservation goals. 
Len

Len LavioletteTrillium Hollow CoHo  503-432-7320 c   

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  1. Tree Management: Overgrown Trees in Co-housing Communities
      (Ed Sutton)


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Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:57:42 -0400
From: Ed Sutton <ed440 [at] me.com>
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
Subject: [C-L]_ Tree Management: Overgrown Trees in Co-housing
    Communities
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In a recent Cohousing USA program, very brief mention was made of communities 
which, due to lack of foresight in early years, now find dangerous, aging trees 
growing over and near to buildings. 

One community had several instances of damage from falling trees or branches 
and has had to change financial plans to pay for extensive tree trimming and 
removal.

I'd like to hear from communities about experiences with tree management, 
especially where a community has neglected tree management for 20+ years and 
now is trying to come to terms with the fact that trees do not get smaller when 
people delay.

Thanks!

Ed Sutton 
Eno Commons
Durham NC

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