I have a very old (about75 years) live oak. 4 months ago the city put in a new water meter and dug a trench directly underneath the tree from one side of the canopy to the other. Also an irrigation system was installed in the area. Obviously, the trees leaves have all turned brown and are dropping. Is it likely that the tree is already dead or is there a chance that it will recoup in the spring? Anything I can do for it at this point?
dying live oak
- Thread starter mmc3636
- Start date
Help Support Arborist Forum:
Kneejerk Bombas
ArboristSite King
- Joined
- Oct 7, 2001
- Messages
- 36,971
- Reaction score
- 9,981
A picture might be helpful, but what you really need is a local arborist to come take a look.
Treeman14
Addicted to ArboristSite
It sounds bad. Brown, drooping leaves on a live oak is not a good thing. Is the tree on your property or on the city right-of-way? If its yours, you may have some legal recourse. Otherwise, you're SOL. Find a Consulting Arborist to document the damage and go for a settlement from the city. Replacement of fair market value.
Yellowdog
ArboristSite Operative
What would be fair market value of a 75 year old oak tree? I imagine it would be pretty high.
