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LOL. I did ask before and ended up paying a lot of money for the moss to be removed. The moss is only affecting a couple of my many crepe myrtles, the ones that are more shaded, so that seems to be part of the problem. However, it is now migrating to my 5 yo drake elm. That tree is small enough...

Which I suspect isn't well given the amount of moss on it.

Hi all, Been fighting moss on this tree for years now, even have had moss removed a couple of times but that has been a while back. Is it worth it to pay $700+ (last quote I got a couple of years ago) to have the moss removed again, or is this tree 'toast'? Will be getting new growth (maybe) in...

Thanks. It's not so much whether I have to or not, but rather if there would be much of anything to grind. It is my understanding most palms, this one included, have a very small root system.

Hi! I have a pindo palm in my yard that died awhile back. It has now broken in half and must go. My husband thinks I need to hire someone to remove it that will grind the stump out of the ground. Despite its age and size, it is my understanding stump grinding should not be necessary. Am I wrong...

I have a crepe myrtle that has been 'collecting' moss for the past 2-3 years. Recently, I found a few articles about the fact that crepe myrtles can decline (unlike some other trees) from having moss growing in them, and it should be removed. Is this true? Should I find someone to de-moss it...

Seriously, no one out there has had an issue with this - or has any insight to offer????

Hi all - I've read a couple of articles about how moss is not good for crepe myrtles. Can you provide some insight as to whether or not this is true? If it is not a good thing and should be removed, are there any specific tools/approaches to removing it? The tree is too tall for me to use a...

UPDATE 2 - I went ahead and cut some of the roots based on what the arborists said should be cut. Pics (before & after, as best I could). Roughly marked with red where they were cut. The one with the black box just shows you the location of the big girdled root in comparison to other cut roots...

UPDATE: Well, I found 6 arborists, with verifiable certifications and reputable histories, and contacted all of them. Sad to say, but pretty much expected, only 2 have bothered to respond. Both arborists said almost the same thing about removing the girdling roots, and "reducing" some of the...

That would be my final option. You have no idea how long it took to find a decent sized, good looking, healthy (or, so I thought) drake elm down here. I think hiring an arborist to assess the problem and attempt to resolve has got to be cheaper - both financially and time-wise - than getting the...

Ropensaddle - the only root that was above surface level (as related to this last pic) was the smaller one on the left that is circling right. You can almost see how much was exposed based on the coloration of the root itself (dryer looking brown, versus wetter looking). The rest were below the...

Ropensaddle - I would have never thought the pine bark I use for mulch - at less than an inch in height coverage would create such an issue. I do recognize, though, that most do not support mulch - regardless of the amount - being placed close to the trunk. However, the congregation of the...

Ok - update... did some more digging. What a mess! In trying to determine where exactly some of these roots actually originate - and whether they ultimately extend outward (resulting from better growth after the tree was planted) is causing me to lose a lot of tinier roots. Many of them are...

JTM - I have numerous sagos in my yard, but that one is particular is the only one that has run 'amok'. The other one in my front yard (see pic from a year ago, sago on the right) is a 'baby' from one that grew to about 6 feet tall before it succumbed to scale disease. I took it out and allowed...

Jeff - I think I will try to remove the roots myself. Another forum site member offered up a YouTube video by arborists in southern FL that demonstrated what to do. I think I can handle that. The only reason I may eventually consult an arborist is because of the cross growth of some of the upper...

JTM - That sago is a mutant - or, at least, we let it get that way. Has five heads, would have more if I hadn't stopped it. Can only allow growth on three of the heads due to crowding. While it is nice, it is a pain in the a--.!

Oh, yeah - I've got problems with the roots on this tree, for sure! Dug away some of the soil and met up with a network of tiny roots, not to mention some seriously big ones that look to be, at least, encircling half the tree. See pics. (Disregard the black cable line in the one pic.) Now what...

PJM - thanks. I will dig down some and see if that tells me anything more. It is concerning to me, in addition to what I mentioned initially, because another previous drake elm (in a separate location of the yard) just fell down one day - turns out it strangled itself with overwhelming surface...

Hi, I have a drake elm that was planted in October 2016. There are surface roots that, if I can, I would like to remove before they become problematic. Our previous drake elm, grew at least one very large surface root over 20 years that look almost like a second trunk in the ground. I would...