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Welcome to the site, Kid.

Whereas I always like to see photos, and encourage you to post them here, from the information given, I believe you are reading this situation correctly.

You don't say what the dbh of the tree is but 5 ft from the base is very close for a mature tree. Pin oaks have a shallow, fibrous root system so a water line, generally put done 4 to 5 ft (at least here in my area), adds up to a lot of cut roots. Added to this, the compaction from the driveway and you are very probably seeing the beginnings of the effects from these combined insults.

Pin oaks are noted for being flood tolerant. However, they are more tolerant to flooding during dormancy rather than in leaf. Constantly standing in water throughout the growing season is very different than the flood tolerance described in Dirr and Harlow and Harrah's texts as "Pin oak makes good growth on wet clay flats, where water may stand for several weeks during late winter and spring. (Bold emphasis mine.)

If you need help posting pictures, we can give you directions.

Sylvia

<blockquote data-quote="S Mc" data-source="post: 1596153" data-attributes="member: 23997">Welcome to the site, Kid.Whereas I always like to see photos, and encourage you to post them here, from the information given, I believe you are reading this situation correctly.You don&#039;t say what the dbh of the tree is but 5 ft from the base is very close for a mature tree.&nbsp; Pin oaks have a shallow, fibrous root system so a water line, generally put done 4 to 5 ft (at least here in my area), adds up to a lot of cut roots.&nbsp; Added to this, the compaction from the driveway and you are very probably seeing the beginnings of the effects from these combined insults.Pin oaks are noted for being flood tolerant.&nbsp; However, they are more tolerant to flooding during dormancy rather than in leaf.&nbsp; Constantly standing in water throughout the growing season is very different than the flood tolerance described in Dirr and Harlow and Harrah&#039;s texts as &quot;Pin oak makes good growth on wet clay flats, where water may stand for several weeks during late winter and spring.&nbsp; (Bold emphasis mine.)If you need help posting pictures, we can give you directions.Sylvia</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S Mc, post: 1596153, member: 23997"] Welcome to the site, Kid. Whereas I always like to see photos, and encourage you to post them here, from the information given, I believe you are reading this situation correctly. You don't say what the dbh of the tree is but 5 ft from the base is very close for a mature tree. Pin oaks have a shallow, fibrous root system so a water line, generally put done 4 to 5 ft (at least here in my area), adds up to a lot of cut roots. Added to this, the compaction from the driveway and you are very probably seeing the beginnings of the effects from these combined insults. Pin oaks are noted for being flood tolerant. However, they are more tolerant to flooding during dormancy rather than in leaf. Constantly standing in water throughout the growing season is very different than the flood tolerance described in Dirr and Harlow and Harrah's texts as "Pin oak makes good growth on wet clay flats, where water may stand for several weeks during [B]late winter and spring[/B]. (Bold emphasis mine.) If you need help posting pictures, we can give you directions. Sylvia [/QUOTE]

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