We took dow 7 or 8 trees in our back yard two years ago and it let in significantly more light so we can actually have a patch of grass in our back yard (well, okay, a mix of weeds and grass
. We back up to a waterfowl impoundment, so there's a ton of trees and wildlife another 5 to 10 yards from the back of our property line. Crazy amount of wildlife too....hawks (too many to count), owls, foxes, occasional deer, snakes, lizards, and turtles....every type of turtle you can imagine. They actually come up into our yard to lay their eggs.....crazy.