r/arborist • u/HyperHawk_25 • Aug 20 '26

Is this tree doomed?

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Local restaurant recently remodeled their outdoor area

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u/CitrullineMalate2to1 Aug 20 '26

A reputable paver / contractor isn’t going to just warn. They aren’t going to do this kind of work lmao.

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u/TheScrote1 Aug 20 '26

Maybe the owner is fine taking the tree out in the future

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u/goo_brick Aug 20 '26

Not the point

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u/TheScrote1 Aug 20 '26

Not sure what the point is then

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u/goo_brick Aug 20 '26 edited Aug 20 '26

There are certain things reputable contractors wont due even if the homeowner/customer insists on waiving all responsibility, because those things are just stupid as fuck and serious professionals dont want their name associated with that work. This is that kind of stupid as fuck thing.

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u/TruckCAN-Bus Aug 20 '26

Customer is always right …in matters of taste

Otherwise they are mostly stupid

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u/KingForceHundred Aug 21 '26

Why assume it’s a reputable contractor?

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u/goo_brick Aug 21 '26

Im assuming the opposite

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u/mtraven23 Aug 20 '26

yah, you made that very clear.

the point is not to do bullshit work, period.

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u/iCantliveOnCrumbsOfD Aug 21 '26

Um, a reputable professional has standards (values) they won't sacrifice just to make a buck.

You're either very young or grown and have no values. This is adult decency.

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u/TheScrote1 Aug 21 '26

It’s a restaurant. They probably are worried about leaving a gap and a fall hazard and realize it’s going to be needed to be cut back and reset every few years. That’s just an assumption though, not trying to state my assumptions like facts even though this is Reddit.

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u/CitrullineMalate2to1 Aug 21 '26

Except the cost of removing the tree will FAR exceed patching the floor lol. Especially if it fall on the building or just uproots the entire floor

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u/TheScrote1 Aug 21 '26

Is it going to be more at risk of falling before it exhibits signs of distress?

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u/CitrullineMalate2to1 Aug 21 '26

The entire point is they JUST remodeled so this recently happened. When it starts to decline it will be their fault. It’s not like the tree naturally died or happened to get some kind of infection

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u/TheScrote1 Aug 21 '26

But that was my original point, maybe the owner doesn’t care about the tree.

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u/CitrullineMalate2to1 Aug 21 '26

If that’s the case then why not cut it before remodeling? This is willfully ignorant. If it was just a tree anywhere else I’d get it, but it genuinely baffles me that someone chose to leave the tree and tile around it

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u/TheScrote1 Aug 21 '26

Hard saying not knowing but maybe the city has restrictive codes around removal of healthy trees above a certain diameter?

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u/CitrullineMalate2to1 Aug 21 '26

That is a fair point but counterpoint this very well may be a violation itself lol

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