So I'm having some septic issues and I know that part of it is due to roots. We had the county health department out today because they are handling a lot of the redesigns and work on older systems in our area.
In the pictures I've attached the house is off to the right and the lid of the tank can be seen (outlet only accessible currently). From the lid that can be seen my leech lines take off with one header line to the left of the tank and then three lines that drop off of it coming back towards me where i took the picture from.
The tree to the right in the picture is a norway maple (I'm told) and has a decent amount of dead in the top. It's also 10 feet from my main line out of the house to the tank. The arborist that was out said that they are notorious for girdling themselves and with it being that close to the fence (it's new but same place as an old one was) and the main septic line he would suggest taking it out. I have that scheduled already.
The tree in question now is the silver maple to the left. It's about 25 feet from the main header for my leech lines. There were 2 people that came out from the county one said get rid of it that the root structures for silver maples will seek out septic system and it will be near impossible to keep it out. The other said just bring in a excavator and clean out the roots 3-4 feet to the left of the septic and that should keep it out after filling it back in..
I hate to bring down trees that don't need to come down. It seems like an otherwise healthy tree and it creates a lot of nice shade. However if 25 feet away from the septic is just too close and it needs to come down it will become firewood to be burned in a couple years.
There is also a 2nd silver maple in question (3rd overall) that was planted directly between 2 leech lines that I am probably planning to take out at the recommendation of both of them. It's a much smaller tree.
What's the opinions of other people who have dealt with this in the past or know silver maple characteristics.
In the pictures I've attached the house is off to the right and the lid of the tank can be seen (outlet only accessible currently). From the lid that can be seen my leech lines take off with one header line to the left of the tank and then three lines that drop off of it coming back towards me where i took the picture from.
The tree to the right in the picture is a norway maple (I'm told) and has a decent amount of dead in the top. It's also 10 feet from my main line out of the house to the tank. The arborist that was out said that they are notorious for girdling themselves and with it being that close to the fence (it's new but same place as an old one was) and the main septic line he would suggest taking it out. I have that scheduled already.
The tree in question now is the silver maple to the left. It's about 25 feet from the main header for my leech lines. There were 2 people that came out from the county one said get rid of it that the root structures for silver maples will seek out septic system and it will be near impossible to keep it out. The other said just bring in a excavator and clean out the roots 3-4 feet to the left of the septic and that should keep it out after filling it back in..
I hate to bring down trees that don't need to come down. It seems like an otherwise healthy tree and it creates a lot of nice shade. However if 25 feet away from the septic is just too close and it needs to come down it will become firewood to be burned in a couple years.
There is also a 2nd silver maple in question (3rd overall) that was planted directly between 2 leech lines that I am probably planning to take out at the recommendation of both of them. It's a much smaller tree.
What's the opinions of other people who have dealt with this in the past or know silver maple characteristics.