To Grind - Or Not To Grind?

[TomCat1]

Hey All,
I'm removing 2 large Silk Oaks and need to know the likelihood of them suckering back if stumps are not removed as well.

Also have a Magnolia tree job where large surface roots are damaging fence and threatening foundation of house. If I grind these large surface roots will it harm tree?

Thanx in advance,
~Tom

 

[Norwayclimber]

Hey All,
I'm removing 2 large Silk Oaks and need to know the likelihood of them suckering back if stumps are not removed as well.

Also have a Magnolia tree job where large surface roots are damaging fence and threatening foundation of house. If I grind these large surface roots will it harm tree?

Thanx in advance,
~Tom

Try cutting a leg of a person and see if he gets hurt! Yes, grinding large surface roots will harm a tree!

 

[TomCat1]

Try cutting a leg of a person and see if he gets hurt! Yes, grinding large surface roots will harm a tree!

How would you address the foundation of the house issue?

 

[treesquirrel]

How would you address the foundation of the house issue?

Remove the tree and recommend they plant another one where it should be, farther from the home.

 

[TomCat1]

any opinion on silk oaks suckering back?

 

[teamtree]

I would disagree that grinding surface roots will harm the tree to an extent...

Grinding the the large roots may not cause as much of a problem as the damage to the absorbing roots.

Before everyone gets in a hissy....yes, you have to know what you are doing and this is not a general statement.

I would suggest root pruning then trying to pop out the roots with a shovel.

Also, you need to be considerate of the amount of root damage.

You may be able to add dirt over time and slowly build up the soil to cover the roots (you can't add all the dirt at once though...1 - 2" per year)

I am just going off my own experiences and past jobs where we have dealt with these problems.

If you don't want the stump to sucker out....pour some tordon on it or salt.

 

[teamtree]

I doubt if the roots will cause a problem to the foundation unless there is a problem with the foundation to begin with like poor construction. There are some situations where people build too close to a tree or let a tree grow too close to the house.

You can dig it up and do some root pruning then install root barriers.

You see sidewalks get damaged due to root problems but they are extremely close and there is nothing putting pressure down on the sidewalk to work against the tree, like say a house.

You will just have to take each situation as they come and look at the total situation and make a recommendation.

 

[TomCat1]

Thanx... I appreciate the posts.

~Tom