churchyard oaks.....

[kevwrenn]

will try to get a couple of piccies later to illustrate the situation.

[penfold]

hi kev, the trenches round the mausoleum are probably french drains. I look after the trees in my local churchyard and we're having pretty much the same problem, one of the congregation is very keen to top an irish yew:scared1: which is next to a french drain round the church and he thinks that the roots will eventually push the wall out but i keep telling him it won't for at least another hundred years so my advice is just stick to your guns and tell the architect that pruning the crown wont prune the roots.

 

jim aka penfold

[Yorkshireman]

 

What is the soil type?

How old is the mausoleum??

What depth are the foundations?

What design are the foundations??

Has there been any historical movement of the structure???

Has a survey to BS 5837:2005 been done, showing RPAs??

Is there any evidence of root activity at the edge of the structure??

What is the engineers understanding of tree root systems??

 

 

I wouldn't touch the Oaks unless there's a bloody good reason to do so.

 

Exactly What Tony Said !!!!!

 

crown works are often done to reduce moisture uptake, however

mistakenly some that carryout this practice often prune more of the outer leaf mass, whos leaves transpire less than the new epi leaf mass, that replaces them,when the tree compensates for the loss, thus making the situation worse than it was b4

[Log-ologist]

Would any damage by non existent roots be an "act of God"?