A man was left gobsmacked after his nightmare neighbour chopped down a tree in his garden because he didn't want it overhanging his yard. He claims his neighbour called out a tree service to "butcher" it from his side of the fence, not caring how it looked afterwards.
Taking to Reddit, the man said: "I had a neighbour who privately seethed that a tree on his side of my house was growing wild into his space. It was a lovely tree that flowered and honestly I didn't care about that side of the house.
"Instead of calling it to my attention, he called a tree service out and they butchered it at the property line. It's actually about 2ft on my side - it's not obvious, but I have the survey. Then he reads me the riot act about his rights. So I said OK and walked away with him ranting at the back of my head."
In an attempt to fix the mess his neighbour made, he called up another tree service to ask whether they could "make the tree look good".
He was told it would take two years for the tree to 'clean itself up' and grow back to a 'normal shape'.
But after making more enquiries, he learnt it would cost a third of the price to cut it down completely then have it 'shaped' ready for new growth.
The man added: "I had the tree taken out. He [my neighbour] was annoyed because that side looked bare.
"He started going off on me and I said, 'Wait. Didn't you tell me if it's on my property I can do what I want?'
"He stormed off and I never talked to him again. His wife commented that it was a shame that tree was gone and I told her to thank her husband. He got what he asked for."
However, the man's 'solution' didn't go down well with social media users who claim he went too far with his retaliation.
Commenting on his post, one user said: "That tree is the only thing I feel sorry for."
Another user added: "Aw man….poor innocent tree!"
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