Are you allowed to pick fruit?

On Public Property or On Your Own Property Fruit that is on your property or on public property may be legally ripe for the pickin’. Southern California’s KPCC radio reports that it’s probably OK to pick fruit as long as it’s growing in a public space because there’s “no written law” about who owns it.

How do you get rid of fallen apples?

If you’re simply looking to dispose of the apples, you can rake them up to create a pile and then move that pile into a garbage bag or bin with the assistance of a shovel.

Is it legal to grow your own apples in California?

Any state, such as California or Massachusetts, that has commercial orchards will also have laws protecting the produce of those orchards, and while you and your neighbors probably aren’t in the business of growing and marketing apples, everyone is still entitled to their own produce.

Is it legal to pick fruit from trees on your property?

(Picking fruit from “public trees”—trees that are growing on public land or in public parks—is usually permitted; some nonprofits maintain maps showing the locations of public fruit trees.) If the trunk of a tree straddles the boundary line between your property and your neighbors’, it’s a ” boundary tree.”

Can a neighbor cut down a tree on my property line?

By law, you have the right to trim branches and limbs that extend past the property line. However, the law only allows tree trimming and tree cutting up to the property line. You may not go onto the neighbor’s property or destroy the tree.

Can a child take fruit from a neighbor’s fruit tree?

If the trunk of a fruit tree is on your neighbors’ property, the tree and the fruit it bears belong to them—even if fruit-laden branches overhang your property. Your children can’t enter your neighbors’ property and take their fruit—that’s considered petty theft.