We love our planet. This is why we care for trees. Our goal is to increase the health and population of trees to overcome pressing environmental issues and restore the balance of life on Earth. To attain this vision, we preserve, plant, and promote trees in a manner that maximizes positive benefits for members of all ecosystems. Though we still have much to discover, we know this for certain: Healthy trees in abundance create happy people and a vibrant planet.
That is an excellent explanation of the DRT, I'm an older climber and the process you have with the Lanyard helps a lot, I have done this for some time but someone who is just starting and not to grips yet with the technique of DRT would definitely help them grow confidence and get in the tree, well done.
Poplar tree roots penetrate my garage wall and foundation, cracking them. The tree roots are still stuck there and i m unable yo pull them out. You are so wrong. Owner of poplar trees bougnt that little tree for $10 , grow mature to destoy my property and will cost me more than $20k to fix it
My neighbour's polar tree roots grow under the fence, lifted up the fence and pushed them into my yard. You are tree lover that why i will not hire your kind to protect my property
Just got a copy of this book for free at a botanical garden sale and it's absolutely the best! Not only did it give me great advice for planting my new saplings, but my whole family is so excited to start growing and giving out free native trees and shrubs. I think I know what to give as holiday gifts this year. ;) THANK YOU!
Tree roots do indeed break pipes and infiltrate pipes with nearly microscopic voids or minimal porosity. I’ve literally had a section of sewage piping replaced for the tree root damage to come back the next year and do the same thing.
I guess we'll keep posting the same reply to comments like this one: "Go look at the research published by Morton Arboretum and others." If it helps, we have 50+ staff engaged purely in tree preservation (no removals), which means we do a lot of work in the soil and with roots. Our observations from the field align with the research. Roots generally do not cause issues with roots and pipes.
Okay so I'm in Hawaii about to prune my puakenikeni. I've already done it wrong once. But my questions are do I wait until December to prune it? And is it best to put the branches right under the tree for them to compost naturally or move them to one of my compost piles where i put cut grass, etc., etc?
Winter when the tree is dormant is defiantly the best time to prune. You can compost them under the tree naturally or put them in your compost pile as long as you are giving some of that composted tree food to the tree.
Where do you find reliable information about seed storage and stratification requirement? I'm up in the northern hardwood forest region, so I've got some different species that you're working with, although some of the more upsetting projections of climate change have me wondering about the wisdom of assisted migration...
Thanks for these informative videos. I live in southern Vermont (zone 5) and would like to do something similar with native trees and shrub species. It sounds like you have stratification and the beginning of germination happening the first winter and then actual growth happening that first spring. Would you then be planting those seedlings out at the end of that first growing season? In my region specifically I'm worried that winter temps might be too low possibly for the stratification/germination and possibly also for the seedlings over another winter. Any clarification or advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to do a lot of similar work to what you all are doing, just further North. Thanks again!
What would you recommend for a shadier yard that doesn't get six full hours of sunlight? I want something low and mowable, but fescue just doesn't grow. I used to have clover, but I suspect the pre-emergents (which I no longer allow my yard service to put down) killed it. It's a yard that gets soggy in wet conditions but you know this area -- it's drought or deluge. Right now it's just dirt and mud.
Sorry brother. Definitely not true. Tree roots grow under, around, over pipes, foundations, gas lines, and many other structures. As that root grows in diameter, they have immense power to add pressure to a water line or concrete slab - just like lifting a sidewalk. They break walls and foundations all the time. I am an expert in this field. I have seen thousand pound sections of concrete heaved by roots and push them into the asphalt on a street many times over. Plenty of evidence to back this up. I suggest taking your video down before it gives you a bad rep. Keep on learning Bro! Cheers
I guess we'll keep posting the same reply to comments like this one: "Go look at the research published by Morton Arboretum and others." If it helps, we have 50+ staff engaged purely in tree preservation (no removals), which means we do a lot of work in the soil and with roots. Our observations from the field align with the research. Roots generally do not cause issues with roots and foundations.
Also, in your case, you mention lifting concrete, but that is not the point of this video. We did not say they do not lift concrete/asphalt (different topic from pipes/foundations with different conclusions). Instead we said this is not a reason to condemn a tree since there are easier/cheaper solutions to that issue than removing the entire tree.
I live in sunny Florida where Pine trees are in abundance. Some are older that the development where they reside. Some are thriving. Others are questionnable. One in particular is EXTREMELY tall, perhaps four stories high, and it has bark pealing off in clusters and the pine needles are falling everywhere. They are brown in color. Some limbs of this tree are now bare of leaves and needles. The tree is leaning. Can the tree be revived or should it some down?
It's hard to give a prognosis with our physically inspecting the tree in question, its best to call an ISA certified arborist in your area who can check it out for you.
Okkkk but I really want to plant a Rising Sun redwood (dwarf 8-12’ size) on top of a clay pipe, that is only a few years old, and looks great. Any advice on creating some kind of barrier so the roots can grow around the pipe? Someone please tell me yes it’s possible 😢 And yes this is the ONLY place I would be able to put it
I try to push the appearance of softer and more natural finishes rather than rigid structures in my finishes. Hand pruning is a wonderful skill that helps achieve that.
I have a question. What if you already caused the hydra effect? Trimming only the middle stem still leaves the long leggy sides. Also what about the very long leggy branches that go down to the crown? Do you cut them at the base? If I just cut them shorter then I get the hydra… My shrubs are very overgrown (weigela, inkberry, dappled willow). I trimmed them and they over grew.
The best approach is to remove as many long, leggy branches as you want using Felcos. You should cut them back to the point of origination. Theoretically, this will leave another branch on that same stem in place, and it will become the apically dominant plant, which will reduce the hydra effect. You may need to do this across multiple seasons. There is a lot more of technical biology I could include here, but the long story made very short is that if you use Felcos and prune the leggy branches at their point of origination this should solve the issue you describe
Thank you for reciprocating your amazing gifts, inspiring educational & ecological restoration work and celebrating life so generously. The stories. The healthy interrelated linked network of human & plant & tree communities. And now this beautiful new book of renewed indigenous wisdom. p.s. careful what you wish for, investors would probably require compromises in quality, attached strings, and max profits, lol, typical of the existing hegemonic paradigm we’re trying to topple
Hi, would it be possible to ask you a question about an oak tree that’s dying I have lots of tiny holes in the bark and there is a little bit of a red substance almost like red mold on the bark as well but it’s a huge oak tree one limbs died completely and another whole tree is dying. It’s back in my field, but it’s a prominent area and I don’t know if it’s possible to save it or cut it down I could send a picture. Is it possible to chat with you?
Thanks for your note! Unless you are local to the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area in NC, we probably are not going to be able to help you with this matter, since there are regional differences in various pests. This sounds like it could be ambrosia beetle - look into this beetle and see if it matches. If not, I recommend calling a local ISA Certified Arborist that has the ability to identify pests.
Wow, less than two minutes and I learned so much, 500 species in one tree. Makes sense, preventive health for people, preventative health care for the trees I love this, Fiona is the best. Can’t wait for more to come featuring her
Only partially true. Yes there does have to be a crack in the pipe. But it could just be a hair line crack that isnt a huge deal. Once the roots find the water and go inside they expand and make the crack larger and larger.
The crack has to be large enough for the root to enter. Which is the point of our video. Hence why your comment is inaccurate. Our video is fully true, not partially true.
@@Leaflimb What if part of your video is in error? Therefore what darianthebarbarian posited is 100% true. Hence when a tree senses water from the pipe, it roots will tap their way in concrete, composite, and varrietie of plastic pipes. Typically pipes leak at the joints, also crack and even pinhole damage from soil pressure and movement, drain clearing, power cleaning all to be expected Thus Darian is saying the truth, tree roots will become vigorous and expand easy peazee squeezee like tap roots do when in contact with water. Whereas in natural progression, a pinhole will become a crack, a crack will become a larger crack and then a hole, larger and larger as taproot grows.
My neighbour has a large tree at the bottom of his garden backing on to. mine. The roots from the tree have now started to lift the gravel boards and the fence panel. I have had advice on how to cut my gravel board to straighten the wonky fence panel. Of course I will be responsible for the cost of this work which I think is grossly unfair. It should in my opinion, be the owner of the tree that pays for any damage on someone else's property 😡
Bro. Your on some serious disinformation. Ive been replacing and digging up pipes for 35yrs. Roots can easily displace pipes, thereby causing cracks and breakage that begins the process of totall destruction and colapse, cast iron and plastic pipes for sure, driveways lifted, concrete sidewalks raised and cracked. And yes. If there are cracks in a pipe. The roots will grow double time and further cause damage to pipes....your completely insane...😂 dude ive seen a tree grow up through the crack of a bed and cab of a truck and lift it off the ground. Wake up brother. Lol
I’m in eastern NC. I’m interested in doing something like this on my 1 acre space. Where is the best place to get seedlings like this in the Triangle or Eastern NC?
I live out in Rutherford County. If y'all want to start a western North Carolina division, give me a holler. I have 10 acres and some equipment to play with. I've started and ran several successful businesses and looking to put my dethatcher, aerator, ATV mounted seed spreader, disc, box blade to work anyway. We can hook up or I'll do it myself like normal, lol. I love your hat brother, it's awesome.
