Legal Advice

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by DolphinChicaDDD
Trees do become large enough and problematic enough at certian points of their lives that it becomes neccasary to take them out. If the roots are encroching that much on the property, I'd say there is a good chance the tree is in distress and is about to die anyway. When trees reach their lives or are stressed, they go into "panic" mode and the roots start spreading out rather than down and then out. When the roots spread out too much the tree is no longer stable, and it becomes a huge problem because with the next big wind, down goes the tree and typically a pole, house, car, etc.

Yes, trees are important. Yes, they serve important functions, but they have a life span. When it reaches the end of the life span, the tree becomes a danger. Have it taken down and put in a new one.

//steps off soapbox.

I agree with this. My family had a tree (which was actually on city property but those bastards refused to do anything about it /rant), which got out of control that the roots grew into our pipes. We had over $7000 in repairs on our house because the plumbers had to dig up our entire basement to replace the pipes and remove the roots.