StanleyandIris
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Looks like they filled in their yard and sodded in the last 2 years. Always a no-no with mature trees.
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gasbag
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I wonder how the tree is doing.
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BA_LoKo
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StanleyandIris wrote:Looks like they filled in their yard and sodded in the last 2 years. Always a no-no with mature trees.
Oh yeah? I've got two mature oak trees and I'm fixing to re-sod. Do you have information that may suggest that I shouldn't do that? I don't want one of these large trees falling on anything.
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Dshultz50
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Regular planting of seed will cause that "sod look", too. I don't suspect that the lawn had anything to do with it. considering in this area we get 3 feet of snow almost every winter -- THAT's a lotta water when it melts. Watering a lawn in the summer won't affect them. One thought on that though......I wonder if the owners rototilled down and cut the side roots on the tree.....THAT would cause a big problem! We've seen trees out in the woods that have gone down -- the outside looks perfect but they'll rot on the inside.
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We had a tree come down at our house where we used to live.
Looked out that morning and it was fine. Not even a hint of a breeze, summertime, low 80's - you know those perfect Southern California days.
A couple of hours later went out to go get my mail and the tree was no longer standing but had fallen over on it's side for no apparent reason. Nothing was done, we hadn't touched that area where the tree was, no wind, not even a breeze but still down it went. It was weird.
Thankfully no car was parked curbside so it didn't hit anything and it was a city tree so I just made a phone call and an hour later it was cut up and hauled away.
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Light colored ground. Looks very sandy. Is there a pine blight that attacks the root system?
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Dshultz50 wrote:
They say: "One picture is worth a thousand words"
I say:  YIKES!
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StanleyandIris
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BA-LoKo - do not put more than 1 inch (max) of topsoil over any mature tree's root system. This includes all the way out to the drip line. Do not place mulch around the base of the tree either - keep the mulch at least 6-12 inches from the tree trunk or visible roots. It is best to NOT muclh around trees at all. In any event no more than 1 inch of soil, otherwise the roots will be smothered. If you need more than once inch of soil, put in 1 inch every 2-3 years so that the tree roots can adapt slowly. 2 inches at once - dead tree.
It happens here all the time. People fill their lots with too much soil and then all the trees die. Pines fall over because the roots eventually die all the way to the trunk.
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That's terrible!
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Oh that would be no fun, no fun at all! A neighbor had a large pine tree fall last winter. It fell across the road and luckily no one was driving past at that moment. A couple of years ago on Hwy 99 here in the Central Valley the very tall and beautiful redwood that stood in the center divider next to a palm tree (They signified the middle of Calif. , North-South) Fell across 99 and a motorhome hit it. Big damage to MH, no injuries. I guess you never do know, do you.
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