Phantom Trees

[withacy]

I did a search and didn't see this anywhere - if I'm repeating, I'm sorry.

I have everything through Seasons - and once I added that I noticed a problem with phantom trees showing up INSIDE houses!  They reflect whatever season that lot is in, but they're not selectable (from the lot or from neighborhood view), and they're not completely in focus - sort of like neighborhood terrain or neighbor lot views.  They also show up in the street - even though I carefully clear all lot areas before adding lots.  I suppose I wouldn't see them if I turned off being able to see outside of playing lot - but I'd prefer not to.  Any ideas?

[Venusy]

I seem to recall that the problem is caused by maple trees on other lots. See this thread.

[withacy]

Thanks - sorry about that.

Damn.     I like the maple trees - I'm obsessed with raking leaves for compost, and the little maple trees make as many as the big ones, but because they're small they don't get in the way of the house views.  Of course, the trees in the house DO...so... 

[jsalemi]

I've found that if you keep the maple trees away from the edges of the lot, they don't have the problem.  I tried moving some to about 4-5 squares away from the edges, and the problem seemed to go away.

[withacy]

I'll have to try that.

Last night I found out that the little lollipop trees make as many leaves, so I'll try them.  They don't look as nice, but there you go.  Once I had pine trees shed leaves - but I don't know if they were game original or not.  Very weird.

[Mizz Rose Bud]

I wish that someone would find a cure for those trees ... it start to annoy me 

Rose

[ZiggyDoodle]

Birch trees produce lots of leaves for compost.  That's what replaced my wandering Japanese trees.

[withacy]

I don't like putting too many birch trees on the lot because I HATE having to manuver around trees to see into the house.  That's why I liked the Japanese Maple trees - they give as many leaves, but aren't as tall.

None of the previously downloded trees work - of course.

Servos are great for raking leaves - AND mine actually composted the garbage - directly from the compactor (even though the trash can out front was upright!). 

[Gwill]

I use the small lollipop trees from OFB.  They're tiny, and produce plenty of leaves.

[Eleonora]

Yeah, but they look like LOLLIPOPS!
Trees should look like things that grow naturally in forests, not like something you would find in Dineyland.

I'm just pissed that the only sollution seems to be to place the trees 4-5 blocks away from the edge of the lot. That's really going to look fab on a 10x10 lot with a house in the middle.