Hi Dave, LOL.. thanks for your PC comments! I hear you on A-E! These trees sure do seem to bring out stong opinions!

Here's a picture of the big things. I live in a desert, so they're not 'that bad' looking. I'm just concerned about the water under them.. and my yard isn't big enough that i'd want to move it from where the trees are.. (I've read enough on here to know that I should make the thing as big as I can! and that's still only 7-8,000 sf.) I know that they shed a bit, and I'd obviously have to clean these alot. It's in my backyard, so that's not that big of a deal. The cost to have these things removed is insane...

http://picasaweb.google.com/matos.brooks...897690422952626

-Aaron