[rarestia]

Don't tell any liberals, they will side with the trees against you.

The previous owners were of the tree-hugging variety. Sadly, their lack of care for their property has resulted in a half dozen or so large oak trees with varying degrees of oak wilt. There are two oaks over 12 inches in diameter that are about ready to come down on their own.

Owner negligence and ignorance of proper grounds maintenance is no way to help the environment and only leads to pestilence and decay.

[BitWielder1]

Add forest fires and landslides and you just described California.
Yes, being a good steward of the earth includes doing what you're doing.
Good luck and don't take any unnecessary risks.

[HotHunt]

Oaks might be "water" oaks. You don't want them anyway.

Live oaks are the real oaks trees. Water oaks tend to have problems.

We've ended up cutting out all of our water oaks over the years because of disease, brittle branches, rot, etc.