We have a few cottonwoods that have gone from 20' when we moved in more than 10 years ago, to at least 60' now. They put on at least 2' of growth a year, and steal a lot of my water before it gets to the pond. The only reason I let them stay is they are all males, so no fuzzies, and they are too far from the pond to have roots to the water in it. The females and their fuzzies will make a horrid mess of everything. There is one near the power lines, and it is likely to be removed this summer. It is also a female, so it is making a mess. It is still small enough to manage, but it wont be long before it is out of control!
You should demand they don't use herbicide, but harvest the troublesome trees (cottonwoods only) instead. The willows wont get near as large. They fall apart when they get too large.
Last edited by liquidsquid; 05/31/16 08:47 PM.
