BillG49
ArboristSite Lurker
I bought my 35 year old home last April, and we have a large Shumard Red Oak in the back yard that is probably about the same age as the house. For the past two weeks the tree has been dropping a large number of green leaves, as well as some brown leaf clusters. There is no evidence of insect damage, and we did not experience the same problem last year.
The tree is in the lower section of the yard, and rain water drains that direction. We have had a normal to wet spring and the yard back seems to stay wet for a long time. I have used a balanced fertilizer on the yard, but have not used any product that includes a weed killer (e.g. Scott's Bonus S).
One problem with the tree that I noticed last year were several girdling roots. I removed the smaller ones, but never got around to removing the largest one - until today. Is it possible that this problem is only due to the girdling roots? I have attached a few pictures.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Bill
The tree is in the lower section of the yard, and rain water drains that direction. We have had a normal to wet spring and the yard back seems to stay wet for a long time. I have used a balanced fertilizer on the yard, but have not used any product that includes a weed killer (e.g. Scott's Bonus S).
One problem with the tree that I noticed last year were several girdling roots. I removed the smaller ones, but never got around to removing the largest one - until today. Is it possible that this problem is only due to the girdling roots? I have attached a few pictures.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Bill
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