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Posted by Tazz on February 17, 2007, 9:28 am
I have a big oak in my front yard. Gorgeous tree. It was planted by
the original owner in 1978. As you an imagine it is large. The roots
have really screwed up my driveway. And i am sure it is already under
the house.
What can you do?
I have heard guys tell me to go out as far as I can an dig a ring and
then cut all the roots I can see,. Cut a 3 foot piece out of them and
that will stop alot ( not al) of the roots getting up under the
foundation of the house.]
This doesnt seem right with me but had to ask if there are
alternatives OTHER than cutting down,
thanks in advance
Tazz
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Posted by Frank on February 17, 2007, 9:42 am
> I have a big oak in my front yard. Gorgeous tree. It was planted by
> the original owner in 1978. As you an imagine it is large. The roots
> have really screwed up my driveway. And i am sure it is already under
> the house.
>
> What can you do?
>
> I have heard guys tell me to go out as far as I can an dig a ring and
> then cut all the roots I can see,. Cut a 3 foot piece out of them and
> that will stop alot ( not al) of the roots getting up under the
> foundation of the house.]
>
> This doesnt seem right with me but had to ask if there are
> alternatives OTHER than cutting down,
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Tazz
Maybe you should post a picture of tree and house. I'm just an old
homeowner but maybe a tree person would reply. In my experience a lot
of developments are over treed. I think if tree has potential of
threatening house during storm, it should be removed. I had to do
this with a large maple. I don't think a large tree should be planted
within 100 ft of a house.
I have a guy that does tree work and sells me firewood. On his last
trip I asked him to look at a pine that is a little close and he said
it was OK. You could probably find an arborist (sic) to give an
opinion at no cost.
Frank
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Posted by tbasc@bellsouth.net on February 17, 2007, 9:52 am
> I have a big oak in my front yard. Gorgeous tree. It was planted by
> the original owner in 1978. As you an imagine it is large. The roots
> have really screwed up my driveway. And i am sure it is already under
> the house.
>
> What can you do?
>
> I have heard guys tell me to go out as far as I can an dig a ring and
> then cut all the roots I can see,. Cut a 3 foot piece out of them and
> that will stop alot ( not al) of the roots getting up under the
> foundation of the house.]
>
> This doesnt seem right with me but had to ask if there are
> alternatives OTHER than cutting down,
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Tazz
An Arborist is trained to deal with this kind of problem.
TB
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 17, 2007, 10:01 am
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> > I have a big oak in my front yard. =A0Gorgeous tree. It was planted by
> > the original owner in 1978. As you an imagine it is large. The roots
> > have really screwed up my driveway. And i am sure it is already under
> > the house.
>
> > What can you do?
>
> > I have heard guys tell me to go out as far as I can an dig a ring and
> > then cut all the roots I can see,. Cut a 3 foot piece out of them and
> > that will stop alot ( not al) of the roots getting up under the
> > foundation of the house.]
>
> > This doesnt seem right with me but had to ask if there are
> > alternatives OTHER than cutting down,
>
> > thanks in advance
>
> > Tazz
>
> An Arborist is trained to deal with this kind of problem.
> TB- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
Trees rarely cause troubles UNDER homes, other than clogged sewer
lines. They do lift sidewalks.
Trees do damage homes in storms but add greatly to homes value,
espically trees like oaks.
sometimes thousands of dollars
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Posted by Treelady on February 22, 2007, 1:55 pm
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> > > I have a big oak in my front yard. ?Gorgeous tree. It was planted by
> > > the original owner in 1978. As you an imagine it is large. The roots
> > > have really screwed up my driveway. And i am sure it is already under
> > > the house.
>
> > > What can you do?
>
> > > I have heard guys tell me to go out as far as I can an dig a ring and
> > > then cut all the roots I can see,. Cut a 3 foot piece out of them and
> > > that will stop alot ( not al) of the roots getting up under the
> > > foundation of the house.]
>
> > > This doesnt seem right with me but had to ask if there are
> > > alternatives OTHER than cutting down,
>
> > > thanks in advance
>
> > > Tazz
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> > An Arborist is trained to deal with this kind of problem.
> > TB- Hide quoted text -
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> Treesrarely cause troubles UNDER homes, other than clogged sewer
> lines. They do lift sidewalks.
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> Treesdo damage homes in storms but add greatly to homes value,
> espicallytreeslike oaks.
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> sometimes thousands of dollars- Hide quoted text -
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Root barriers can inhibit the growth of the root system, the
effectiveness of root barriers is perhaps worth investigating- for
example, you may fing that in ten years you would need to repeat the
process.
>From the point of view of the tree: the removal of any root or live
material will affect the tree; it will endeavour to replace the loss
of energy (roots in this instance) as this loss will have a
corresponding affect upon the crown of the tree -there will be crown
die back. The die back will result in dead wood (many oaks tend to
decline and die slowly) in the crown. Dead wood is more susceptible to
fail under duress- such as high winds, especially gusts- the falling
dead wood poses a hazard.
The reverse is also true- if you remove live material from the crown
there will be resulting root loss.
The removal of some of the tree's root system may weaken the
stability of the tree, then it is more susceptible to fail under
duress/ extreme weather conditions. Or, it may put forth so much root
material that you find you problem is increased.
Either way, many times people undertake work upon a tree and
unwittingly end up with the very trouble they attempted to avoid.
I work with trees, I have seen it many times, many a tree person has
had a hand in such an outcome, unwittingly too, perhaps.
If you like the tree, take a good look at it, if you decide to keep
the tree, the best course of action is to help the tree to maintain
optimum health, then the tree can respond, to the best of its natural
ability, to its environment- a healthy limb accounts for the necessity
of movement, as in a storm. This suppleness is the tree's natural
resistance to falling apart. If the wind of a storm is gusty, lifting
the limbs in many directions, the healthiest limb may fail; it is
such wind that accounts for many a fallen limb or tree.
Keeping it free of dead or diseased branches or limbs will help to
discourage pathogens interested in dead or diseased material for
lunch. Feed it every so often- a bit of mulch do not run over it with
a lawnmower or vehicles as the abrasiveness will have a detrimental
affect to the whole tree, eventually.
Tree the tree well, it will treat you well.
Nothing can fully accomodate the perils of Nature acting unusual.
Things happen- roofs are torn off houses, a tree smashes a roof. That
is what insurance companies are for, to cover eventualities.
Will the roots damage your foundations? Perhaps. Enough to worry
about? Perhaps. Do massive trees live snug to houses and the houses
survive intact? Yes, perhaps more than modern day cover every
eventuality deemed negative or undesirable living mention.
I love Oak trees, there are many where I live, young and old. They are
quite magnificent to look at; they are beautifully shaped trees, that
are eye catching in leaf or bare, they may live for a hundred, or
three years. The dead wood makes wonderful firewood, too. Oak burns
hot and long with a lovely smell of tannin.
Of course, it is possible to remove the tree, plant something small,
ornamental, unobtrusive.... A driveway can be repaired or relaid in a
day or two, costly perhaps. Drains can be cleaned.
Change the driveway; build a shelter for the roots over which vehicles
may pass... Tie a swing to a suitable limb.... do not be a tree
butcher- all or nothing. The bigger the loss, the bigger the
threat.
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