Loading ...The invasive species Albizia trees can grow huge, and are brittle and break in windstorms. My property had several and the wild lot next door also. Hurricane Iselle in 2014 dropped several in my lot and pierced a months-old new roof on the house. No insurance. The owners sold out cheap to a ‘flipper’ who fixed up the house and removed the trees. Then lava flows were threatening the nearby village and road access. Nobody was buying, many selling and trying to leave. When the lava flow stopped, I jumped in and got a real bargain on my freshly renovated house. It’s worth three times that now, but I’m not selling. This is my retirement home. 1/3 acre and stuff grows like crazy here. Self-sufficient ‘Victory’ gardening!
I had a tree guy go into the unmaintained jungle lot next door and remove the dangerous trees. (Hawaii law allows that if remote owners are unresponsive.) We poisoned several medium size trees and now only have to worry about the brittle branches breaking. So I have minimized the threat to my home. Our jungle subdivision is less than half built out, so there are many wild lots full of large trees yet that are a real pain for whomever buys a cheap lot to build on if they have not seen the trees. Removal can cost more than the original lot land.