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Removing dead tree, keeping balance
Comments (7)As trees go, I thought the Eastern White Pine (if that's what these are) had a relatively short lifespan, 20 to 30 years in an urban setting; considerably longer in the wild. The demise of yours could be natural attrition if subjected to all sorts of pollutants and salts. I'd remove the obviously dead one and, perhaps, let the others play out as they will. For your purposes though, maybe someone with some background would nix or approve the idea of a leap to an Austrian Pine (Pinus Nigra) with its dense, pyramid shape. One specimen plant would balance out the remaining white pines. Suggested uses for Austrian Pine include border, screen, massing, windbreak, and specimen plant. Good backdrop for assorted other plantings, perennials, etc. Tolerates a wide range of soil types and is resistant to heat and drought. Tolerates air pollution better than other pines and is also salt tolerant. What kind of view are you screening out?...See Morekeep 2nd leader to keep tree small?
Comments (1)If one or the other leader doesnt dominate it will slow the trees height I suppose. The union of the codominant leaders will likely be weak, but for an indoor tree that wouldn't matter. As far as training the best way to reduce a trees vigor is to cut off the most vigorous largest diameter branches in favor of smaller ones. In an indoor tree or any container tree the container itself will supply all the dwarfing you need....See MoreEstablished trees near 30-year-old drain field: Keep or remove?
Comments (11)The weight of the goats, regardless of hoof size, won't hurt your drain field. So over the drain field is the same as anywhere else. Septic drain fields are designed for a finite life, then a replacement field is built (the area for the replacement is included in the plans for the original field around here--but usually just a few feet sideways from the original). Trees that close are undoubtedly drawing moisture and nutrients from your drain field and may cause failure eventually. But, consider the cost of removing the trees currently and the potential future cost of a new drain field. I'd look into using copper sulphate periodically and leave the trees knowing that eventually I would probably have to drop $3-4K into a new field. At that time I'd try to lay the new one out where it won't be too near any trees--replacing the next one will probably be somebody else's problem anyway (who knows, it could be public septic by then anyway)....See Moreto remove or not remove tree stumps
Comments (5)I don't know about the disease part, but I do know they're nuisances. If you grind them, you will just be grinding them down to the surface of the soil. It may take some years for them to rot, although they are softwoods, which might make a difference. If you want to plant much, they'll probably be in your way. Stump farms are hard to plant. Pulling them up will require heavy equipment, and then you have to decide what you're going to do with all the stumps. Here, they burn them, but you may have pollution laws there. I would suggest calling your local Cooperative Extension Service (see link below) and ask what options you have. I suspect that it's going to be rather expensive. Sue Here is a link that might be useful: U.S. Coop. Ext. Service offices...See MoreToronado3800 Zone 6 St Louis
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