JNAPS
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I have what I think is a laurel oak tree in my front yard. For the last 4 or 5 years now this tree has some kind of disease. The leaves get brown spots on them and die and fall off all year round. I don't mind raking once a year, but 3 or 4 times is really getting to be a pain in the butt. We love the tree, but It's getting to where I want to just cut it down.
A neighbor told me it was some kind of disease and you have to treat it close to the ground with a fungicide. He was saying it would have to have holes drilled into it about 2" up from the ground and all around the tree so many inches around it and then the fungicide injected into it.
The roots are also lifting up the driveway and my entrance way. I'm debating on digging up around the driveway and entrance way and cutting the roots. Will that kill the tree?
The neighbor also said it'll probably cost close to $500.00 to treat it because of the size. He claims he knows this because he went through the same thing at his other house years ago.. I don't know, maybe he has no idea what he's talking about.. I know I have no clue..
I'm not working right now and can't afford to have someone come out and treat it. Can anyone give me any help or advice? I live in Seminole, Florida.. Thanks!!
The picture is an older pic, probably 2 years old. The tree has been trimmed up a lot since this pic. Now you can see over the entire roof of the house.
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A neighbor told me it was some kind of disease and you have to treat it close to the ground with a fungicide. He was saying it would have to have holes drilled into it about 2" up from the ground and all around the tree so many inches around it and then the fungicide injected into it.
The roots are also lifting up the driveway and my entrance way. I'm debating on digging up around the driveway and entrance way and cutting the roots. Will that kill the tree?
The neighbor also said it'll probably cost close to $500.00 to treat it because of the size. He claims he knows this because he went through the same thing at his other house years ago.. I don't know, maybe he has no idea what he's talking about.. I know I have no clue..
I'm not working right now and can't afford to have someone come out and treat it. Can anyone give me any help or advice? I live in Seminole, Florida.. Thanks!!
The picture is an older pic, probably 2 years old. The tree has been trimmed up a lot since this pic. Now you can see over the entire roof of the house.
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