Live Oak too close to house
Lindsay K
9 years ago
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Comments (2)If you want to cut it down, cut it off at ground level and immediately paint the stump with some kind of brush/tree herbicide with 2,4-D in it. If it resprouts, girdle the new shoot and again paint the 2,4-D containing herbicide on it. Always use chemicals wisely and follow label directions. That stuff will kill other trees/shrubs if you get it on them. On the other hand, if you trim them up, they make a dandy tree in far west Texas where other trees won't make it. I don't think 9-10 feet from the foundation is close enough to hurt. I've had them closer than that....See MoreIs this tree too close to the house?
Comments (11)yes and no ... yes ... because it is being pruned to keep it off the house.. ruining its inherent natural beauty ... it would have been so much better to plant it another 10 feet out .... no .... because roots do NOT cause problems.. they avoid them ... no tree is going to chisel or drill its way thru your foundation or into modern PVC type pipes ... BUT ... if you already have a failure in either.. then the tree will take advantage ... the usual problem with trees is old style clay sewer pipes.. that are packed with oakum.. and when that fails.. the roots can get into them ... sell link for examples .. we cant answer that issue .. though a local plumber might know about your neighborhood .... finally ... its not a hundred year old 100 foot tall.. hanging over your house.. so it wont kill you in your sleep .. so not a problem that way .... ken Here is a link that might be useful: link...See MoreGorgeous weeping atl blue cedar too close to house --help!
Comments (17)thanks again for your all's replies...here are two photos. I was going to take more but of course right at that moment my battery died. I hope these can show enough to get an idea. The trunk of the tree is to the left of the first 2x4 (still unpainted -- we added it last summer). There was already a support structure built for it to go across the window when we got here. The second shows the weeping *and* the cracks in the sidewalk where the upright was before it came down. We think it would be fine to put the eco-pavers down at the second spot, but what to do about the concrete up by the house... bboy, it wasn't a case of toppling over from the root -- it broke about 8' up, just sheared. My guess is that the tight crotches made it weak, like bradford pears, and it sheared open where the first big branch came off the trunk. Thanks in advance for any thoughts....See MoreRE: Living near power lines - how close is too close?
Comments (11)There are different types of Leukemia. So far I haven't found which type was supposedly linked to power lines. I lost my dad to Leukemia in 2006. During the time he was diagnosed I learned a lot about his type which was AML and related to Benzene. He was a mechanic; it was in products we used at the gas station. I worked there 20 years; chances are I will eventually show symptoms :( After my dad died, there were more then 10 people I knew that died from some form of cancer. All of these years I didn't know one person, now there are so many. Except for my dad, I don't recall anyone else that had a type of cancer that was linked to a known cause. If any of you know anyone that worked with Benzene, please have them read up on AML and let them know they need to get their blood tested regularly. People that work/ed in the service station / gasoline field; or a painter are the 2 main professions this affects. I hope that one day cancer will be a thing of the past. My children do not need to lose any more people to this horrible disease. Here is a link that might be useful: Leukemia causes...See Moreblakrab Centex
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