I am having a new home built and the builder graded out the front yard and buried four trees anywhere from 2 to 4 feet in the dirt (see the attached pictures). I have read that burying tree trunks like that will cause them to die later. I want those trees. Must the builder lessen the fill so that the tree trunks get uncovered? How much depth can they be buried, if any? Can a well be built around the trees to open up their trunks? What are my options?
Second, they excavated my basement and cut into the roots of a big beautiful tree in my back yard. Then they backfilled and will fill in a little bit more dirt soon. As you can see in the picture, they cut and damaged quite a few roots, and the resulting grade slopes down from the tree to my house. I'm afraid that the tree is weakened and could someday fall on my house in a windstorm. Any opinions from the photos? I love the tree, but does it need to be removed?
Thanks, Bob
Second, they excavated my basement and cut into the roots of a big beautiful tree in my back yard. Then they backfilled and will fill in a little bit more dirt soon. As you can see in the picture, they cut and damaged quite a few roots, and the resulting grade slopes down from the tree to my house. I'm afraid that the tree is weakened and could someday fall on my house in a windstorm. Any opinions from the photos? I love the tree, but does it need to be removed?
Thanks, Bob