Maybe this is happening to your tree, maybe you see your
neighbor’s tree succumbing to this problem.
What are
you seeing?
You are
noticing that the leaves on one side of your tree are smaller than on the other
side, and it is puzzling you. You are tempted to call a tree specialist, but,
before you do that, do this one thing for me, it could save you a bunch of
money.
I would
like you to dig around the base of the trunk starting on the side where the
leaves are small; my guess is you are going to find a root about an inch and a
half to two inches in diameter pressing up against the trunk and girdling that
side of the tree. This is your problem and cutting it out is the solution. Next
I suggest you water your tree once every three days for a while just to help it out. This root has begun to
crush the cambium tubes that carry water up the tree, and it is going to take
some time to repair them. Unfortunately I can’t guarantee that your tree will
recover, I don’t know to what extent the tubes were crushed; but doing nothing
would have insured the tree’s demise.
It seems
that this occurs when a tree is about 12 to 16 inches in diameter; and it would
be a good idea to dig around the base of these trees from time to time and
eliminate future problems.
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