mets0903
New Member
Hello all,
I am new here and I was hoping that someone might be able to provide some advice regarding a tree in my backyard. Some photos are attached.
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that the bottom of this (hickory?) tree appeared to be rotting a bit. Upon further inspection looking up, it seems that it may have been hit by lightning. I am not sure whether this potential lightning strike and the rotting at the bottom are related (and I have no idea when the rotting began or when the potential lightning strike happened). Anyway, I've gotten a few estimates to take the tree down and everyone seems to be fairly eager to remove it, but after doing a bit of research I am wondering whether the tree could survive (as I would much rather not have to remove it). Obviously I don't want to do anything unsafe and I am concerned that a strong winter storm or perhaps some heavy wet snow could cause it to come down, but I just want to make sure that taking it down isn't an overly drastic thing to do given its condition.
Any advice or suggestions anyone could provide would be great.
Thanks!
I am new here and I was hoping that someone might be able to provide some advice regarding a tree in my backyard. Some photos are attached.
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that the bottom of this (hickory?) tree appeared to be rotting a bit. Upon further inspection looking up, it seems that it may have been hit by lightning. I am not sure whether this potential lightning strike and the rotting at the bottom are related (and I have no idea when the rotting began or when the potential lightning strike happened). Anyway, I've gotten a few estimates to take the tree down and everyone seems to be fairly eager to remove it, but after doing a bit of research I am wondering whether the tree could survive (as I would much rather not have to remove it). Obviously I don't want to do anything unsafe and I am concerned that a strong winter storm or perhaps some heavy wet snow could cause it to come down, but I just want to make sure that taking it down isn't an overly drastic thing to do given its condition.
Any advice or suggestions anyone could provide would be great.
Thanks!