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That hasn't been my experience with many trees and homes. Lots of people live with trees around - maybe most people who are in houses. I don't personally know o

by mmooss 1y ago

That hasn't been my experience with many trees and homes. Lots of people live with trees around - maybe most people who are in houses. I don't personally know of anyone with these problems, though I've heard of things like it. Maybe the tree doesn't need to be right next your structure? > A tree must be trimmed annually once it reaches a certain size; eventually it must be removed. Definitely not my experience!

rawgabbit 1y ago
It is a peculiarity of how houses are built in Texas. A lot of Texas has clay a few feet underground. This clay soil is vulnerable to trees sucking up water which leads to foundation issues. Some homes have root retarders to prevent this. https://www.texasinspector.com/files/Structural-Slabs-FPA-SC-01-0.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.texasinspector.com/files/Structural-Slabs-FPA-SC... Another Texas problem is that the sewer gray water line is placed relatively shallow. I had neighbors who to pay a crew of dudes shoveling like mad to unearth the sewer line so the plumber can repair it. The most common reason was roots from a large tree. https://www.metroflowplumbing.com/detecting-and-preventing-tree-roots-in-your-dallas-sewer-line/ https://www.metroflowplumbing.com/detecting-and-preventing-t...
giardini 1y ago
Trees reach a certain size, grow old and then they die. You either remove them or let their parts fall. We have a nearly 50-year-old oak in our backyard. It is dying. Limbs are falling off it. We trim it. But it WILL die. We will dismantle it in an orderly manner rather than wait for a hurricane to hurl its parts into neighborhood homes. There are methods for cultivating otherwise large-growth trees. I've seen them in French literature. Roughly they trim the tree each year and limit its above-ground height to human height. The trunk is allowed to grow significantly thick and branches are limited in length. I do not recall the name of the technique but IIrc it is primarily used in growing fruit.
- mmooss 1y ago
  I see neighborhoods filled with large-growth trees which are not tended at all, generally speaking. The evidence doesn't match the theory. Yes trees fall, and so does every building and everything else under the Sun, which itself will die. Trees have long lives, centuries for many. That's a pretty minor risk. Buildings need maintenance too.

by mmooss 1y ago

rawgabbit 1y ago

It is a peculiarity of how houses are built in Texas. A lot of Texas has clay a few feet underground. This clay soil is vulnerable to trees sucking up water which leads to foundation issues. Some homes have root retarders to prevent this. https://www.texasinspector.com/files/Structural-Slabs-FPA-SC-01-0.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.texasinspector.com/files/Structural-Slabs-FPA-SC... Another Texas problem is that the sewer gray water line is placed relatively shallow. I had neighbors who to pay a crew of dudes shoveling like mad to unearth the sewer line so the plumber can repair it. The most common reason was roots from a large tree. https://www.metroflowplumbing.com/detecting-and-preventing-tree-roots-in-your-dallas-sewer-line/ https://www.metroflowplumbing.com/detecting-and-preventing-t...

giardini 1y ago

Trees reach a certain size, grow old and then they die. You either remove them or let their parts fall. We have a nearly 50-year-old oak in our backyard. It is dying. Limbs are falling off it. We trim it. But it WILL die. We will dismantle it in an orderly manner rather than wait for a hurricane to hurl its parts into neighborhood homes. There are methods for cultivating otherwise large-growth trees. I've seen them in French literature. Roughly they trim the tree each year and limit its above-ground height to human height. The trunk is allowed to grow significantly thick and branches are limited in length. I do not recall the name of the technique but IIrc it is primarily used in growing fruit.

mmooss 1y ago
I see neighborhoods filled with large-growth trees which are not tended at all, generally speaking. The evidence doesn't match the theory. Yes trees fall, and so does every building and everything else under the Sun, which itself will die. Trees have long lives, centuries for many. That's a pretty minor risk. Buildings need maintenance too.