Hello, arborists! Apologies for my ignorance, but I was curious if these two beautiful fused pine and oak trees would pose any risk? It is about 10 feet away from the house. Seems very sturdy but am unsure if them being fused would cause any problems?
by bundies023
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They aren’t fused, they just share the same root base. It does increase a future likelihood of failure, but that’s highly unpredictable to give a timeframe. You could have an isa certified arborist come out to do some tests to see if there’s internal decay around the trunks and assess overall health, but I doubt they’d give you an accurate timeframe for failure unless there’s internal problems not visible.