That big tree in your yard? Should it stay or should it go?

Planted in a new back yard or a revamped landscape, staked and wrapped against the elements, young trees embody optimism: some day, this twig will be big enough to cast shade.
Then, just like children, they grow. You wake up to discover your baby is a 6-foot-tall high-school sophomore and your scrawny tree tops your roofline. Just like children, the bigger trees are, the more expensive their problems become.
Removing a mature shade tree is a full-day job with a price tag in the thousands and per