The beech is in a privately owned garden in my hometown in Belgium.
The current owners bought the property 10 years ago. The garden was laid out around that time. Before that, the garden area used to be a stretch of woodland or 'tree wilderness'.
The lawn stretches out partially underneath the beech's canopy.
Last years, the neighbours installed their own patch of grass, including a fence, just two meters off to the right of the stem. This obviously caused some of the root damage shown in the images I posted earlier.
Just 5 meters off to the far side of the beech is a crop field. It's been there at least 10 years: nitrification?
According to the owners the foliage has become thinner and thinner over the last 2 or 3 years.
They would like to retain the tree. Nevertheless: Since they run a B&B in the house, they want the garden to be a safe playground for the guests and the guest's children.
Any thoughts on symptoms, causes and/or advice about how to judge the viability of the beech are more than welcome!
regards,
Tom
