Anonymous wrote:I was told by my arborist that last year's weather (extremely wet spring followed by extremely dry summer) has wrecked trees through out this area and many did not make it through the winter.

Same. We had many oaks die last year. Huge bill!

We have lost three huge oak trees, and our arborist said they were very old and it was just their time. Trees don’t live forever. I imagine as they get older, they do become more susceptible to stress from drought and rain extremes. One enormous oak on our property was perfectly healthy, but fell in a windstorm, and two just up and died, almost overnight, about 7 years ago. A neighbor who grew up in the neighborhood said that the big trees had been slowly dying off since he was a child.

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Anonymous wrote:Oaks are the number 1 tree to plant to support insect life.

Don’t let ivy or other vines grow up trees—the vines suffocate the trees and slowly kills them.

OP here. Ours had no vines or ivy growing on them. Two of the three services I have a removal quote from told me that these trees have been stressed in our area for a few years now. Maybe try reading the link I provided for more information.

This response makes me glad your trees are dying. And I hope it cost you a zillion dollars to have them taken out.

Now you’re the jerk.

And it feels DELIGHTFUL. OP may be onto something with this whole “being a b!tch” thing.

Anonymous wrote:I was told by my arborist that last year's weather (extremely wet spring followed by extremely dry summer) has wrecked trees through out this area and many did not make it through the winter.

I have seen a ton of trees being removed in my neighborhood this spring. I was speculating that it was because people
Didn’t have to take off work to have the tree guy come. But now I wonder if it’s because of this disease. Most of the wood I’ve seen on the curbs has been pretty rotted.

I was told by my arborist that last year's weather (extremely wet spring followed by extremely dry summer) has wrecked trees through out this area and many did not make it through the winter.

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Anonymous wrote:They are incredible pollinators and hosts. I get mine checked by a certified arborist (free)

DP - what service did you use? Or is it something through the county?

I use Bartlett but any reputable tree company will have at least one ISA certified arborist on staff. The assessment is free.

https://www.treesaregood.org/findanarborist/findanarborist

Thanks!

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Anonymous wrote:They are incredible pollinators and hosts. I get mine checked by a certified arborist (free)

DP - what service did you use? Or is it something through the county?

I use Bartlett but any reputable tree company will have at least one ISA certified arborist on staff. The assessment is free.

https://www.treesaregood.org/findanarborist/findanarborist

I guarantee that the curb resurfacing/repairs in MoCo the last few years has killed more trees than I can count. The demolition and replacement must damage the roots because when I see a dead but previously healthy large tree on a county boulevard 9/10 times there is a bright white concrete curb that had been recently replaced.

Anonymous wrote:They are incredible pollinators and hosts. I get mine checked by a certified arborist (free)

DP - what service did you use? Or is it something through the county?

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Anonymous wrote:Oaks are the number 1 tree to plant to support insect life.

Don’t let ivy or other vines grow up trees—the vines suffocate the trees and slowly kills them.

OP here. Ours had no vines or ivy growing on them. Two of the three services I have a removal quote from told me that these trees have been stressed in our area for a few years now. Maybe try reading the link I provided for more information.

This response makes me glad your trees are dying. And I hope it cost you a zillion dollars to have them taken out.

Now you’re the jerk.