Hello,
About 2 years ago I bought a house with a large concrete slab in the back yard (20 x 30 feet). The slab has a pecan tree about 2 feet away. (see pictures) The tree seems fairly young; maybe 10 to 20 years, but I'm not sure. It has a minimum 12 inch diameter.
Here is my question.
I am planning on building a shop on the concrete slab. I would like to save the tree because of shade, obviously. However, I know it will only get bigger and continue to grow into the structure.
Is there any way of saving the tree or should I just remove it while it is still manageable?
Also, there is a small piece of concrete sitting between the slab and the tree with a 3-4 inch pipe running down. I'm not sure what this is. My guess is that it was a drain for a camper. My neighbor said that the previous owners liked to travel and thought that they had a camper.
Thanks for the help,
J. Kimball
About 2 years ago I bought a house with a large concrete slab in the back yard (20 x 30 feet). The slab has a pecan tree about 2 feet away. (see pictures) The tree seems fairly young; maybe 10 to 20 years, but I'm not sure. It has a minimum 12 inch diameter.
Here is my question.
I am planning on building a shop on the concrete slab. I would like to save the tree because of shade, obviously. However, I know it will only get bigger and continue to grow into the structure.
Is there any way of saving the tree or should I just remove it while it is still manageable?
Also, there is a small piece of concrete sitting between the slab and the tree with a 3-4 inch pipe running down. I'm not sure what this is. My guess is that it was a drain for a camper. My neighbor said that the previous owners liked to travel and thought that they had a camper.
Thanks for the help,
J. Kimball