The problems are:
1) Safety … Tree is leaning. Pine trees also more easily fall over.
2) Roots breaking up curbing and sidewalk (pics 2 & 3). … Looks to me like the tree is too big for the space.
by Njncguy1
The problems are:
1) Safety … Tree is leaning. Pine trees also more easily fall over.
2) Roots breaking up curbing and sidewalk (pics 2 & 3). … Looks to me like the tree is too big for the space.
by Njncguy1
22 Comments
If you are liable if it falls, then yes. Otherwise call the city and let them decide/pay for it.
It looks healthy, if you were in an area where the ice or snow load might snap it I’d be concerned but
Otherwise, hard to see how close it is to houses that would be damaged if it was to come down.
If it was sickly and the trunk is damaged then I’d say get it removed
Maybe a tree person could chime in but I’d let it live!
Also, It’s been there a long time the roots are holding it up not the parking or sidewalk, it looks like it’s not the only big tree 🌲 around too.
Hard to see if it’s hazardous to the street or the homes, but that tree is top loaded, leaning, and in a residential area so it qualifies as a hazard tree. Also, it has codominate tops (another weakness) and that small patch it’s growing in doesn’t help stability at all. As previous comments have said, this also looks like it could be in the domain of city responsibility. If this is the case definitely call them to take on the task.
No what’s wrong with you guys? Palm trees are remarkably stable. The lean is irrelevant
OP here. I should add that another safety concern is a lot of tree roots will need to be cut back to repair sidewalk & curbing. Thus the tree will have less of an anchor in the ground.
Why is leaning bad?
Your original post says it all- so it’s up to you about aesthetics and risk. There’s no way to tell you that thousands of pounds of wood above a house is not a risk, but I don’t think it is an ‘imminent’ risk.
The tree appears to be perfectly healthy and appears to have an intact original root structure. Roots are probably all wedged into that concrete and down underneath. No reason to worry in particular about uprooting, and probably less risk than a similar tree in open ground. High wind snapping the trunk is your only major risk as far as I can tell.
I’m not any more concerned about that tree than any other tall pine. It could live another hundred years.
A tree can be removed for any reason
I wouldn’t be too concerned about the lean. Trees lean all the time, what matters is if the lean is uncorrected or appears to be changing over time. Otherwise the tree should be reinforcing and correcting itself by building compression wood and rooting out to anchor itself. Go on google earth/maps, look at the tree a few years back compared to today and see if the lean has changed over the years.
Now that being said, I’m not the biggest fan of all that compacted soil around it and lack of space for roots, however I do not believe it’s proper to give an assessment through just a photo on whether this tree needs removal or not.
Keep an eye out for exposure, and changes in conditions, were there any recent excavation or asphalt changes that may affect the roots? Were other trees removed nearbye that may have formerly acted as a wind buffer? How often do high wind storms come through and what is the prevailing wind direction? Does this particular tree have a history of failure/any defects present or do other nearby trees have a distinctive failure pattern? And what are the value targets you are considering the tree may hit vs the value of keeping the tree in place. These are all the questions you will need to answer before determining if this tree is a hazard or not
You’re worried about the wrong things.
That pine is one swift wind away from coming down and taking out the parking lot with it
I love when people bastardize a tree and then ask if it’s safe. No, its not, and its 100% because of all the human intervention that happened to that tree. Most pine trees do not grow alone naturally. They huddle together like fkn penguins in order to help one another with high winds. They are not a tree species that is designed to live in an open field style of environment. The lack of lower limbs indicates that it lived with neighbor trees who acted as a buffer, or someone came and lions tailed the tree, both are bad for the stability of the tree.
“I am trying to manipulate nature and it keeps fighting back” – you people
I’ve done many hurricane recoveries, and I’ve seen many houses/trailers quite literally cut in half by pines just like this one. The dude who said that tree can live for hundreds of years doesn’t have a single clue what he is talking about. It is common knowledge that any tree living in a concrete jungle will struggle to live more than 50 years.
Edit; I zoomed in, and that thing has some pretty gnarly included bark where the two leads split. Definitely a tree that would be wise to remove.
If you zoom in on the V, there are some wounds and maybe a fracture. Hard to see, I would remove and plant a native hardwood.
The tree should be removed due to its size and proximity to what appear to be populated structures which at its size and weight, it would be likely to kill occupants if it fails.
The tree appears to have a growth pattern that isn’t typical for pine trees, which could mean it has adapted in a healthy way or that it is struggling to survive. There is no way to know for sure.
The cost to remove this tree is likely less than the total insurance deductible for the covered homes around it, which makes it financially obvious to do ASAP. This is an inappropriate tree to plant in an urbanized area in close proximity to houses, and should be replaced with appropriate trees for shade and curb appeal. Your state will have a list of plants fit for this location on their state conservation department website.
Good luck.
If I lived where it might fall, I would definitely want it gone. I see this all the time! People try to save every “cute little tree” 🌳 🌲 🌴 that they can when they build. Then 2-3 decades later those trees have tripled or more in size & now endanger all they built. Now they have trees that absolutely need to be removed which require professionals for thousands of dollars… Moral of the story is think ahead 20-40 years at least when you decide which trees to keep. Barring something unforeseen happening your house, garage etc will be there over 40 years in most cases.
yes
A big storm will take care of that for you
U mean codominant stems. Included bark. Limbed up like a qtip. Buried root flair. I wouldn’t park under it. 😂
That is a massively heavy tree. I would not want it there if I lived under the lean.
No but some of the buildings may need to be removed.
$5500 ill come take it down with stump removal where you at?