Blue Spruce? Assuming the tree beside/above it doesn’t kill it, that thing will be up to 60ft tall and about 15 ft in diameter at maturity. Your neighbour is an idiot.
Baddies_PM_nudes_plz
Christmas tree that’s going to get cut down in a couple years ?
Buggering_Hedgehogs
Couldn’t be much worse
3006mv
0/10 don’t recommend
DalbergTheKing
It’s an experiment. He wants to see how long it will take for the maple to kill the spruce.
brittanylouwhoooo
My only plausible explanation is perhaps they’re planning to remove the established tree at some point in the nearish future but are leaving it for the time being to provide the pine with a bit of shade from the August heat while its roots establish. August is probably the worst possible time to plant a tree.
Briscoekid69
Dumb and Dumber have a tree install business?
bbydmr
We don’t love it.
adognameddanzig
Maybe the plan is to remove the trees just next to it. Cant tell what they are.
sum1better187
Maybe he wants an evergreen tree where the deciduous one is and thinks he can hold off on removing the deciduous one for the rest of the season?
Martin248
I do this when I’m planning to cut down the existing tree but I want its replacement to establish itself first.
For example. A deciduous tree that fails to provide privacy in winter but provides good privacy in summer. I might do exactly this, let that evergreen grow until it’s crowding the deciduous tree, and then cut the deciduous tree
That way I minimize the amount of time where “swapping” the tree leaves me without privacy
watoaz
Maybe it’s where they wanted it, it’s their land, why shame them? There could be a million reasons, maybe it’s in memory of their dog that laid in that spot. Or like someone else said it’s for Christmas. But posting a pic to try to shame someone makes you the bad neighbor.
Beneficial_Voice_504
haha! maybe he is planning to cut the tree on left eventually. I have a similar plan. it’s nice to see how ridiculous it will look initially. 😂
beforeskintight
You in a hot climate? Will the maple provide afternoon shade while the spruce is rooting?
Visual_Mycologist368
It’s an impractical placement, sure. Maybe they have a reason, who cares. Why shame your neighbor? If I planted a tree, and you posted about it on Reddit, you’d get a visit from me.
cowboygwe
Y??
ishife
existing tree shelters young tree from summer heat,and dropped leaves mean mulch.
different trees can grow together, as in a natural forest environment
InkyPinkyPeony
Maybe they are just throwing it in the ground to move to a permanent spot next season? The maple is so overgrown and poorly shaped maybe they are going to cut it way back.
I just planted one 7 feet from the corner of my shed but I intend to remove the lower branches over time so I can eventually walk under and it will clear the shed roof.
foxiez
Maybe hes starting a bonsai
Mammoth-Writer7626
Every year, my mother-in-law plants the Christmas tree (pot and all) in the garden. Because it stays in the pot, it never grows very big. Maybe that’s what’s happening in the photo—planting it so close to another tree? Not sure
Edit: forgot to mention she puts the tree inside during Christmas using the pot ofc
Powerful_Put5667
No valid reason at all other than they know nothing about planting trees and that you plant for the grown tree not what you have. Unless you have an excellent relationship with them and can explain it to them it’s going to eventually die.
Note that EAB doesn’t attack young ash trees until the trunk reaches the size they need to make a home under the bark, around 6″ diameter or so.
exrace
Dumb
redituser73022
Yikes
Agitated-Contact7686
Good chuckle tho….
ArvadaKeto
His yard, why do you care
Possible-Half-1020
☹️
CantaloupeCamper
Amazing!
SpaceBroTruk
I planted that tree to see if any of my neighbors are on reddit.
shawnkfox
The tree it is planted below appears to be an ash tree. Maybe the owner is aware that EAB is coming and will likely kill it soon anyway, so he is just using the ash tree as a nurse tree until other tree is established. Of course, your neighbor could also be stupid but has lucked into making a smart choice.
raptor9999
Why wouldn’t you just go ask your neighbor? Done, no need to take pictures, post, and read replies. Just straight to the source.
pixelpioneerhere
Probably no worse than he thinks of you taking pics of his property..
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Blue Spruce? Assuming the tree beside/above it doesn’t kill it, that thing will be up to 60ft tall and about 15 ft in diameter at maturity. Your neighbour is an idiot.
Christmas tree that’s going to get cut down in a couple years ?
Couldn’t be much worse
0/10 don’t recommend
It’s an experiment. He wants to see how long it will take for the maple to kill the spruce.
My only plausible explanation is perhaps they’re planning to remove the established tree at some point in the nearish future but are leaving it for the time being to provide the pine with a bit of shade from the August heat while its roots establish. August is probably the worst possible time to plant a tree.
Dumb and Dumber have a tree install business?
We don’t love it.
Maybe the plan is to remove the trees just next to it. Cant tell what they are.
Maybe he wants an evergreen tree where the deciduous one is and thinks he can hold off on removing the deciduous one for the rest of the season?
I do this when I’m planning to cut down the existing tree but I want its replacement to establish itself first.
For example. A deciduous tree that fails to provide privacy in winter but provides good privacy in summer. I might do exactly this, let that evergreen grow until it’s crowding the deciduous tree, and then cut the deciduous tree
That way I minimize the amount of time where “swapping” the tree leaves me without privacy
Maybe it’s where they wanted it, it’s their land, why shame them? There could be a million reasons, maybe it’s in memory of their dog that laid in that spot. Or like someone else said it’s for Christmas. But posting a pic to try to shame someone makes you the bad neighbor.
haha! maybe he is planning to cut the tree on left eventually. I have a similar plan. it’s nice to see how ridiculous it will look initially. 😂
You in a hot climate? Will the maple provide afternoon shade while the spruce is rooting?
It’s an impractical placement, sure. Maybe they have a reason, who cares. Why shame your neighbor? If I planted a tree, and you posted about it on Reddit, you’d get a visit from me.
Y??
existing tree shelters young tree from summer heat,and dropped leaves mean mulch.
different trees can grow together, as in a natural forest environment
Maybe they are just throwing it in the ground to move to a permanent spot next season? The maple is so overgrown and poorly shaped maybe they are going to cut it way back.
I just planted one 7 feet from the corner of my shed but I intend to remove the lower branches over time so I can eventually walk under and it will clear the shed roof.
Maybe hes starting a bonsai
Every year, my mother-in-law plants the Christmas tree (pot and all) in the garden. Because it stays in the pot, it never grows very big. Maybe that’s what’s happening in the photo—planting it so close to another tree? Not sure
Edit: forgot to mention she puts the tree inside during Christmas using the pot ofc
No valid reason at all other than they know nothing about planting trees and that you plant for the grown tree not what you have. Unless you have an excellent relationship with them and can explain it to them it’s going to eventually die.
The established tree is an ash and the [emerald ash borer](https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant-pests-diseases/eab/eab-infestation-map) is relentless. Your neighbor is quite wisely planning for the future. Not so wisely planting a colorado blue spruce, but still I’d say he’s an OK guy.
Note that EAB doesn’t attack young ash trees until the trunk reaches the size they need to make a home under the bark, around 6″ diameter or so.
Dumb
Yikes
Good chuckle tho….
His yard, why do you care
☹️
Amazing!
I planted that tree to see if any of my neighbors are on reddit.
The tree it is planted below appears to be an ash tree. Maybe the owner is aware that EAB is coming and will likely kill it soon anyway, so he is just using the ash tree as a nurse tree until other tree is established. Of course, your neighbor could also be stupid but has lucked into making a smart choice.
Why wouldn’t you just go ask your neighbor? Done, no need to take pictures, post, and read replies. Just straight to the source.
Probably no worse than he thinks of you taking pics of his property..