Girdling Norway Maple - Can this be saved?

[tedantle]

This tree is @15 years old. (It was part of the property when I purchased.)  I noticed top thinning this year.

 

I'm considering having an arborist to come in an air spade to correct the problem.  I have consulted with two arborists', one says it can be saved, the other is saying, maybe not.

 

Thank you in advance for any feed back.

Edited August 16, 2019 by tedantle
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[tedantle]

[Paul Cleaver]

That Is bad!

I think I would take it out and replace it personally

[tedantle]

That Is bad!
I think I would take it out and replace it personally

Thank you Paul

[Paul Cleaver]

Its a young tree. I feel its better starting afresh than  trying to save a tree that would need a staged root pruning regime over time, that may not work in the long run

[tedantle]

Its a young tree. I feel its better starting afresh than  trying to save a tree that would need a staged root pruning regime over time, that may not work in the long run

Thank you again Paul

[Stubby]

I would let it get on with it . It looks fairly well established from the first pic .

[tedantle]

Thank you Stubby, I'll keep you posted.

[tedantle]

Updates, more material removed.  Any ideas on where to start cutting... or if to start cutting.

 

Reminds me of the first Alien movie.

[MattyF]

Is the tree showing signs of die back in the upper crown ? It’s all well and good posting pictures of roots but if the crown is healthy I would leave it alone ! Any extreme girdling I’ve seen has usually resulted in die back in a part of the crown ,that can be removed and balanced out according..Personally if it was mine I would plant another and wait and see if this actually dies back significantly and needs replacing ... Norway’s grow fast and in the grand scheme of trees imo are a relatively short lived species anyway but cutting through any of those roots you are opening up a whole new can of worms !