Have you recently bought a house? Do one or more trees grow on your new property? While good and healthy trees can add to your property value, the wrong type of tree can be dangerous or make your household chores difficult. Here are some trees that you should consider getting rid of, as well as what you can replace them with:

Pear tree: A Callery pear tree or a Bradford pear tree can both smell terrible in the spring. If you purchased your house at any other time of the year, you may not realize that you have a noxious-smelling plant growing in your front yard. But because not all pear trees have this scent, you should find out exactly what variety it is before you consider tree removal. Your state's local agricultural extension office can help you determine exactly what pear variety you now own and whether spring will bring smelly or sweet blossoms. If that sounds like too much work, you can always remove the pear tree and plant an apple or cherry tree in its place. The blossoms will be similarly pretty, but won't make your property smell like rotten fish.

Willows: Willows can be extremely attractive and fast-growing trees. Their fast growth makes them desirable for homeowners who want to quickly shade their yard. Unfortunately, fast growth means softer wood which can result in tree limbs being torn off and causing damage to your roof during a big storm. If you're not concerned about your roof, you may still want to consider tree removal to protect your sewer line. Willows, especially weeping willows, will happily force their way into a sewer line and cause expensive damage. If the properties in your neighborhood are small enough, your willow tree may damage not only your sewer line but the lines of one or more of your neighbors. If you like the look of a weeping tree, consider a weeping crabapple or weeping mulberry. These trees can be much smaller than willows, resulting less of a danger for your roof and also a smaller root system that is less likely to damage any sewer lines.

Sweet gum tree: An American Sweet Gum tree can be nice to look at, but can be quite hazardous in the fall. Although you can no longer purchase these trees from most nurseries, they persist in some yards. In the fall, a sweet gum tree will drop thousands of spiky seed pods. These can be dangerous for both humans and animals to step on. If you have a cat or dog, these pods can become stuck in his or her paws. If you have children, it can be dangerous for them to play beneath an American Sweet Gum tree in autumn. While it is unlikely that anyone will actually become seriously injured or killed as a result of these seed pods, you may still want to consider a tree removal anyway. Your sweet gum tree can then be replaced by a pine or fir tree which will have a similar shape to your former gum tree. 

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