Did my landlord go too far? I know the damage was bad but I figured the tree could have still been saved.
by Acastamphy
Did my landlord go too far? I know the damage was bad but I figured the tree could have still been saved.
by Acastamphy
14 Comments
Seems appropriate
Seems like it had extensive rot. Tree was on its way out imo.
Fuck around? Find out Norway Maple đ
After seeing the inside of the tree, insurance would probably have a case to not pay for damages.
No, actually very necessary. It’s a very beautiful tree, but unfortunately, with that much of its innards exposed, the most likely outcome moving forward is/was death.
It appears the side of the tree was already dying (black areas), which is probably what contributed to this massive portion falling off.
If he hadn’t scalped it, it likely would have fallen on top of a house or car 5-15 years down the road.
That tear was the death blow.
If nothing was under the tree that it would damage if it broke or fell over and with some end weight reduction it couldâve survived for a while. But before everyone downvotes me – I think this is an example of how important young tree training or structural pruning can be. Pruning when young wouldâve prevented this. Also looks like the landlord mightâve done some âlions tailingâ (removing all the interior stems on branches and not reducing the end of branch). But I canât say for sure. Does look like some sprouts growing vertically as a stress reaction.
I didnât wanna get rid of a few trees in my backyard
My ins brought out a arborist who showed the trees were to far gone from emerald ash borer beetles and said if I donât remove them from my property theyâll decline to insurance me or cover damages done by the trees
That tree was declining and had internal rot it canât be kept
Also that break is deep into the tree it would kill it either way
Did it get hit by lightning? I thought it was rot at first as many others said but on photo 4 everything looks pretty healthy that is shown cut. Couldâve been burn marks if it was struck⊠take this opportunity to see if the landlord could get a more native tree. My state is doing a buyback program for Bradford pears this year. Maybe they have a similar program (for Norway maples?) for him or he can just shell out the cash. Young, beautiful trees are such a joy to get to watch grow over the years (when planted appropriately, lol).
That tree was dead, yo.
Tree was not an imminent threat. However, it was in spiral.
Hopefully, it will get ground out and a nice replacement is on it’s way.
That absolutely needed to be removed. The internal rot aside, that injury would have just meant managed decline over a few more years at best.
It’s rotten on the inside and already suffering significant damage as a result. Out in the woods where it could degrade naturally, it’s no problem to leave it be. But where it is now poses a hazard if it’s allowed to continue rotting where it is.
In my humble opinion itâs fairly rare for landlords to make these kinds of decisions about trees. Theyâve got an arborist in whoâs seen the rot and the poor state the tree was in, not to mention that latest injury, and they rightly recommended this cause of action. Left the tree as a monument so that local wildlife can make use of it. This was a smart call. Landlord would probably rather have just paid to have them tidy up the branch