What kind of trees are these?

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I'm near Atlanta, Georgia.

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I think one of them might be some kind of sumac tree. It has leaves that look like poison ivy on it, but of course it isn't. The other tree has very dark green leaves.

There's a third tree around the middle of the house on the fence line...that one drops these hard green balls a little larger than a golf ball. The leaves on it look kind of fern-like, based on ferns that I have seen before.


I know I'm not giving too much to work with here and the pics are a little blurry.


Also, while I'm at it...you can see how the branches of these trees are having over the house and right behind the house. Approximately how much would it cost in theory to have someone trim these vs cutting them down completely? The first branches are at least a good 20-something feet up. I have a 14-foot pole saw and it isn't reaching. I even attached it (most of the way extended) to one of those wooden poles like they use in the closets to hang clothes hangers on. That was a good 10 feet extra, so we're talking 25' or so and it still wouldn't quite reach from the ground. The ladder was quite dangerous. Someone said to stand on the roof with the pole saw, but that's quite maniacal. The roof is rather steep and that pole saw is heavy.

I found another type of pole saw that runs around $229. Would I be better off just getting one of these and picking away at it (because the braches are so large that just cutting the branch as a whole might damage the roof/break the side window)?
 
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Maybe a local arbo would be able to tell what the trees are...but the pics are too far away.

Cost...no way to tell.


You might find that for the cost of a decent polesaw a professional could come out and cut the limbs and let you do the cleanup to save money
 
I agree that the one touching the roof almost looks and sounds like a walnut tree. The other one can't really tell. But the bigger issue are the vines. That why you may think it has leaves like sumac. Because you have poison ivy covering those trees!!! You can see it growing up the trunks they're very very thick and they climb up the parent limbs out to the ends of the branches often covering all the leaves until the branches start dying off one by one. They will kill those trees eventually, especially with how healthy and vigorous those vines look. There are many things you should consider do these trees provide shade for your home and if so with the removal of those trees will it cause your electric bill to go up do you want to keep the trees for privacy. The cost of removal versus trimming can vary widely sometimes trimming a tree can take longer than removing one it all depends especially with one enTangled in Vines. And then you must consider that some people are allergic to poison ivy and some people are not people allergic May charge more then someone who's not allergic at all. And giving estimates from a photo is always iffy Washi at best. You should call out multiple tree companies and determined whether you want to have the tree removed or just trimmed but one thing that needs to happen is those vines be severed close to the ground. If this is done soon you will be able to determine from the brown leaves how invasive your problem is. You should sever every vine in two places several inches apart and remove those pieces to ensure no reheating of the vines. If you are one of those unlucky individuals who are allergic then yo should cover yourself from head to toes wearing long sleeves and gloves. When you start sweating do not wipe your face and with that good luck. Russel Beede
 
Just adding a few extra photos that should be a little closer/clearer. The trunk of the presumed walnut tree has wavy bark in lines, with a little space in between each line. The presumed oak tree likely is correct, because that one produces acorns. There are no poison ivy vines on them. There are regular ivy vines that go up them, yes.

The other unknown/sumac tree...those are smaller trees sort of mixed in. I have included a photo of one of them. I can cut those myself, as they are smaller. I may also start working on cutting the ivy vines around the trees, which will be rather easy and it will die off quickly (I've done it with pine trees farther back in the yard). It looks like poison ivy leaves/vines, but is actually growing on branches of an actual tree. Unsure what kind of tree that is. On the other side of the house (but not close to the house itself), there are similar trees that also look like poison ivy leaves grow on the branches. The diameter of the walnut tree isn't very big. It is tall, but if you wrapped a measuring tape around the trunk, it is probably 22-24 inches at most. The other oak tree is rather large...probably 36 inches in diameter or a little more. Both are about the same height...I'd presume them to both cap out around 30-35 feet max. Can't get a truck back there far enough for the oak tree. I doubt that a lift would reach that far back to get to the oak tree (probably 25 feet from the gate and a truck wouldn't fit through there). Some kind of lift would, of course.
 

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