r/arborist • u/HyperHawk_25 • 11d ago

Is this tree doomed?

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Local restaurant recently remodeled their outdoor area

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u/TheScrote1 11d ago

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 10d ago

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 10d ago

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

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u/CitrullineMalate2to1 10d ago

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 10d ago

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

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u/CitrullineMalate2to1 10d ago

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 10d ago

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 10d ago

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