Need a little advice about my beautiful beech tree. It is approximately 23 years old, planted 5 ½ feet off the front of the house, 3 ft. in circumference and approximately 35-40 ft. tall. I’m worried this was planted too close the house, has grown too large and will start messing with my foundation and/or plumbing any minute. What to do?
Thank you in advance for your advice –
Kate
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Beech Tree
Kate - at this point in time I think it is a little late to worry about this problem. At this age and size the damage has probably already been done.
A large tree should be planted no closer than 15 feet from the house. This gives enough space for the root system to develop and not create problems in most cases.
Speaking strictly from the foundation stand point - remove the tree.
From a tree stand point - this is a wonderful species and should be protected.
But it is still very close. I image it creates other problems with the roof material, gutters and paint. It probably also hides the home from view.
Basically it is your decision but the bottom line is the home has more value!
OK, off on another train of thought - thought of one of my favorite jokes about whether the sapling is a son of beech or son of a birch! If you know the joke - enjoy as the punch line will leave a smile on your face. And no I can not tell it on the blog!
Dennis - Johnson County Extension
Beech
Thanks Dennis - the guilt of removing this tree is killing me. I guess I needed to hear an unbiased opinion.
Unfortunately, I am not familiar with the joke you mentioned but I like the punch line!
Any other opinions out there? :)
I would remove it
It takes a LOT for me to recommend removing a tree, but five feet is simply way too close to the house. If any foundation damage has been done, you'd need to remove the tree to do repairs anyway. If no foundation damage exists, that's great -- but I would always be concerned about pieces of that tree falling on the house in very high winds or ice storms. It's too bad this isn't a silver maple -- that would make your decision a lot easier. Beech trees are really beautiful and not to plentiful around here. I don't even see them when I go tree shopping.