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Forum: Trees, Shrubs and ConifersReplies: 5, Views: 59
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betulo
Moorestown, NJ
(Zone 6b)

September 11, 2009
08:20 AM

Post #7050690

Hi,
The issue is a huge, probably seventy-year-old oak barely ten yards from the house in the backyard. Although it looks generally healthy, it has all its branches pointing to the house, because there's a maple competing with it on the other side, and no branches grow on that side. So if it were to be toppled by ligthning or wind, it would definitely crash into the house. It also has some big branch stumps that may be hollowed out, and some big dead or dying branches overhanging electrical cables leading to the house.
Any piece of advice is welcome...
Thanks!

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