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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]im a small developer in N. Va.  Believe me, we try to save as many mature trees as possible because having mature trees on a lot commands a higher sales close price.  We also get credit from the County to keep as many good trees on the property as possible...for every mature tree we remove, the County requires us to plant an equivalent number of trees to compensate to achieve a long term tree "canopy" area. So.....we have a financial advantage NOT to remove trees, contrary to what most may think.  For many homes with septic systems, trees MUST be remove in the primary drainfield area and we cannot leave any tree up withing a good 20-35 feet of any component of the septic system.  This is a County requirement to protect the homeowner from having sewage issues.   It it certainly much easier to not have trees with construction/development but we are well aware there are advantages to doing our best to keep them as well.  I will add that most mature trees, no matter how hard you try to protect them during construction, will die withing 4-5 years after the homeowner moves in. The stress, change in environment, water drainage patterns, sun angles, etc are often too much for a tree to survive.  This is unfortuante for a homeowner who purchases a property with mature tree(s), later loses the tree(s), and then has to pay thousands of dollars to remove and re-landscape.  I see it all the time.  [/quote]

How closw are the trees to the house that you are talking about that die within 4-5 years? We have 20-30 mature trees that have been fine since the house was built in the early 80s, which are 20-40 feet from the house.[/quote]

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