Sunset Gardens rates them as good poolside plants. But,they are real plants,not plastic. If any of it grows over the pool- it will shed old leaves,blooms into it. The roots can be invasive if they find any plumbing to the pool.

10 ' distance on a tree that can reach 30' easy? Well,again if you enjoy the beauty of a real plant..make it a part of life to prune it. If you hate pruning or paying for that?..cut it down.

They're not a weed in Queensland, but in the south east they're classed as invasive. In the north they're a native. In NSW they're considered weeds in some areas (probably north coast). Your local council would be able to tell you its status where you are.

The only problem you'd have is if the neighbours pool isn't installed correctly. That's always possible. If you want to get rid of it the most effective way is to ringbark it and immediately paint the cut with glyphosate. You can also drill holes in the trunk and pour glyphosate into them. If they're just cut off they'll keep resprouting.

So if I keep pruned down, the roots won't be invasive to next door?

People I know who complain about them do so mainly because of their seedlings coming up everywhere. Their roots will go all over the place, like any tree but a properly built pool shouldn't have any problems. My Schefflera near my septic is still very small, but I have some tall Ficus (bad reputation for roots), to about 20 metres tall and been there over 20 years. No problems with the septic because it was installed properly, drains and all. So, much will depend on how your neighbour builds his pool.

Thanks for that, I just don't want to be involved with nasty legal stuff blaming my tree simply because it is seen as aggressive root wise.